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What will be the topic of the three-millionth article? Place your guesses here for posterity. Convention dictates:

Guess either a specific article name (as a red link) or a description of the kind of article it will be. The more specific, the greater kudos you win.
Make up to three guesses.

Someone mistakenly closed this pool on 15 July. Convention dictates that the *date-guessing* pool is closed, because it gets easier and easier to guess the date as you get closer. But there's no reason to close the *topic-guessing* pool. So keep guessing!

Guesses[edit]

3000000 (number). just like betting "6666666" in the lottery. its no more likely, but if you do win, you scare the living daylights out of everyone.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 00:09, 17 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Political scandals of (month) in (country) involving (hands in the till)/(snouts in the trough/strange personal relationships/strange professional relationships) or some combination of the above. Jackiespeel (talk) 15:15, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
List of Ambassadors from Sierra Leone to Kiribati - Banyan Tree 05:14, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
J.K. Rowling Assassination Conspiracy - Pinkbladder 13 August 2009 (UTC)
Latveria – United States relations, maclean 05:15, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Michael Jackson assassination conspiracy theories - Ste vertigo 07:07, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Norwegian post offices 1943-1985 - Michael of Lucan (talk) 11:18, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Borokan - just some random syllables that might mean something in a month or so. Stevage 13:57, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Jiggery Pokery - --can dle •wicke 15:56, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
This is to be the last article ever - in one month all existing articles will be deleted- By orders of his Supreme deletionist Kim Jong Il, remember, "Articles are bad for public safety"Willski72 (talk) 18:11, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
List of countries with inflation of 3,000,000% or above during the 2009 -2019 credit crunch. Ϣere SpielChequers 23:22, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Celebrity Big Brother - the year Bubbles the chimp won Ϣere SpielChequers 23:22, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Some up and coming band, its members or its albums. MER-C 02:49, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Left 4 Dead (film) — Dispenser 08:54, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- there already is one -> Left for Dead (2004 film). --Ouro (blah blah) 07:28, 8
  - Well, this guy lost then 128.194.39.41 (talk) 03:25, 7 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

July 2009 (UTC)

Smart cows - new breed- very scary!Willski72 (talk) 09:31, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
2009 European Grand Prix controversy Binksternet (talk) 19:12, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Sex on wheels or sex wheel or anything involving sex and wheels. --can dle •wicke 20:38, 4 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Periwinkle controversy --can dle •wicke 01:00, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
List of Michael Jackson sightings, maclean 04:38, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
EuroBasket 1980 Women
A vanity page. MER-C 12:02, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
A village with a population less than 100. MER-C 12:02, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Obama: The Movie --can dle •wicke 19:03, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Michael Jackson (film), or maybe more likely Michael (film) or even Jackson (film). But the last two are already taken... --can dle •wicke 19:08, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Ras Alula Engida. An interesting personage of late 19th century Ethiopia. Maybe because of this nomination, someone will write this article before I ever get to it. -- llywrch (talk) 03:34, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Sarah Palin sex scandal (guess #2) Stevage 07:20, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- What scares me is that I can already picture the DYK entry: "...the former governor defended herself in the [[Sarah Palin sex scandal]] by claiming everyone in Alaska did it? ('It's the only way we can get through those long, cold winter nights.')" -- llywrch (talk) 19:49, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Siberian ostriches Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 08:38, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Jaywalking skill Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 08:38, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Excessive usage of the song Poker Face causes the universe to get stuck that way Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 08:38, 6 July 2009 (UT'T'T'T'T'T'T'T'T'T'T'T
A road (or similar: e.g. roundabout, bridge, flyover) probably with a number in its name, possibly in the USA and conceivably in one of the States that I wouldn't think of if asked to name all of the States. --Dweller (talk) 09:02, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
A road in the Midwest United States, a place in France, and my real guess: some wrestler no one outside of WP:PW has ever heard of. Thanks, gENIUS 101 13:17, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Goat flu since we've already had bird flu and swine flu and mad cow disease. --Cryptic C62 · Talk 01:23, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Sarah Badel, an obscure actress. --Cryptic C62 · Talk 01:23, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
An unincorporated community in Wisconsin that no one never heard of.Thanks-RFD (talk) 01:49, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Slight change: An unincorporated community that no-one never heard of in a state no-one has ever heard of :) QueenCake (talk) 12:07, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
North Korea's Funniest Home Videos Otumba (talk) 02:53, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
2009 United States coup d'état; you'll see, Fox News will be behind the whole thing. :) Otumba (talk) 04:26, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Ramhadpreshatyushargash, Usheryargishvartium Bus Station Andyo2000 (talk) 05:58, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
WE'RE BEGINNING TO RUN OUT OF SPACE-Wikipedia's warning to anyone thinking of putting a random article on that no-one will ever look at.Willski72 (talk) 09:14, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
List of fictional toothpastes or something else in the category Category:Lists of fictional things. Jon513 (talk) 18:48, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Toothpaste in popular culture is infinitely more appropriate. Who wants a list of fictional toothpastes? meaningless essays are much more interesting than meaningless lists. Mercurywoodrose (talk) 00:12, 17 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Haley Joel Osment vs. City of Chicago police brutality trial
minor sports player #100,000 or minor celebrity / band #100,000 --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 23:18, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I actually spent a good few minutes here, wondering what to put. It'll probably be hurricane-related (or if not, then in broader terms - related to the Summer). --Ouro (blah blah) 07:28, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Democratic Republic of Iran - never know. feydey (talk) 12:47, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Latest Michael Jackson album/scandal article. feydey (talk) 12:47, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
8th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) Buckshot06(prof) 12:53, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Church of Scientology vs. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. (2009 trial) 80.216.22.200 (talk) 14:26, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
2009 Jimbo Wales assassination attempt J Milburn (talk) 20:27, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
KWYA, KYOR, or KYSJ (radio stations in Oregon) - Dravecky (talk) 04:07, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Cyathoglottis macrophylla or other Orchidaceae. --Anna Lincoln (talk) 09:08, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Jim is Gay!!!! or some similar bored school kid related page QueenCake (talk) 12:07, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
List of countries with over 1000 swine flu deaths—S Marshall ^Talk/_Cont 00:58, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Definitely going to be about some dude that no one has heard of, but will get his/her 15 min. or fame by being the 300,000,000th article. It would be cool if he/she was also a Wikipedian, but he/she probably won't be. I just hope he isn't some rapper. A football (American) player is more likely. Asmeurer (talk ♬ contribs) 01:52, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
List of African-American US Presidents. I'm surprised this article doesn't exist yet. Inspired by an idea from the last pool. Asmeurer (talk ♬ contribs) 02:14, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Some redirect page (do those count?). Asmeurer (talk ♬ contribs) 02:14, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Big carbon credit scam, the (Waits for William M. Connolley to come knocking on his userpage)--WaltCip (talk) 02:29, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Michael Jackson's resurrection tour. The ultimate comeback. --Martintg (talk) 03:02, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Unknown algae species #5023 weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 10:37, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Microsoft Office - The Complete Third Series - complete as a HD-DVD boxset with commentary from Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. Promises to be a barrel of fun for all. Starring Ricky Gervais. :) weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 10:41, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Michael Jackson death conspiracies –Juliancolton | ^Talk 03:32, 11 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Effects of Hurricane Katrina in New York –Juliancolton | ^Talk 03:32, 11 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
2009 A/H1N1 supervirus –Juliancolton | ^Talk 03:32, 11 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hurricane Henri 2009 - or tropical storm Henri/etc Lord malak (talk) 02:42, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
A town in Central Asia. Dekimasuよ! 07:09, 13 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
A town in Eastern Europe. Dekimasuよ! 04:07, 14 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Italian Civil War (2009) --A. di M. (talk) 22:36, 14 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The Three Quarks, the percussion trio in which Richard Feynman played. --A. di M. (talk) 22:36, 14 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
HAGGER???? fahadsadah (talk,contribs) 16:17, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
2009 tornado outbreak Binksternet (talk) 13:59, 30 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
2009 airshow disaster Binksternet (talk) 13:59, 30 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Category:People killed by mosquitoes Pavel Vozenilek (talk) 22:02, 1 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
2009 United States evacuation/List of United States evacuees by country of resettlement/List of American people still living in the United States or, if they become really rare, List of openly American people currently alive. --can dle •wicke 23:23, 1 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Some Random (footballer), The Latest and Greatest Garage Band You've Never Heard Of Until Now, or Obscure Television Programme from India. Shereth 21:02, 5 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
An article on a website that is just now reaching the notability standard, such as Texts from Last Night. hmwith t 14:18, 6 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Outline of all knowledge --SPhilbrick T 23:13, 6 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
A neologism just made up last night under the influence, but so darn clever it will make me famous if those evil Wikipedians don't Afd it. --SPhilbrick T 23:16, 6 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Three millionth Wikipedia article -- noteworthy, but destined always to be a stub. Andrew Gradman ^talk/_WP:Hornbook
Barlow calendar (gives us an excuse to make a May 33 redirect) Zagalejo^^^ 08:31, 7 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The Hole Book (not as dirty as it sounds) Zagalejo^^^ 08:31, 7 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hippie Memorial (picture on commons) Zagalejo^^^ 08:31, 7 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Just an new stub--Joopwiki (talk) 18:17, 7 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
List of lists which do not contain themselves. Or probably some stupid spam. Sabbut (talk) 07:49, 8 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
War in Belgium (2009 - present) YeshuaDavid • Talk • 14:32, 11 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
List of countries bordering Iceland YeshuaDavid • Talk • 14:35, 11 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Alabama and Weapons of Mass Destruction YeshuaDavid • Talk • 14:35, 11 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
List of people that died attempting to explain the usefullness of twitter Enviroboy^Talk_Cs 20:30, 11 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
List of people that committed seppuku upon learning that facebook bought friendfeed Enviroboy^Talk_Cs 20:30, 11 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
A disaster or attack somewhere. 84.92.54.229 (talk) 21:14, 11 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Indiana Jones and the Horn of Jericho 84.92.54.229 (talk) 21:14, 11 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Some Premiership footballer who makes a debut in a cup game. 84.92.54.229 (talk) 21:14, 11 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Either it will be Wikipedia "Slavegate" Conspiracy or the Speedy Deletion page for the aforementioned article. 98.239.166.251 (talk) 22:42, 11 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
0H N03Z WE4'E 4ll g01NG 2 d13 Fr0M 5\/\/1n3 41U!!!!1!!!1!1!! or Vatican City's Got Talent YOWUZA Talk 2 me! 19:27, 15 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
An article about the 3-millionth article, written by one lucky guy/girl who actually created the 3-millionth article, unlike about 10.000 others who thought they accomplished the same thing a millisecond beforehand/later... CyberCerberus (talk) 19:56, 15 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Liechtenstein-San Marino relations Fences&Windows 01:25, 17 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
San Andreas Multiplayer mod - Jørgen88 (talk) 03:18, 17 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The answer: three-millionth topic[edit]

Beate Eriksen, an obscure Norwegian actress.

Winner[edit]

User:Cryptic C62, "Sarah Badel, an obscure actress."

Honorable mention:

Michael of Lucan, "Norwegian post offices 1943-1985 "

Guesses[edit]

The answer: three-millionth topic[edit]

Winner[edit]

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