Statizoid The Global 'Missing Person' Wiki-Vandalism Velocity

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The Global 'Missing Person' Wiki-Vandalism Velocity

Monitoring the rate of edits and reverts on high-profile missing persons articles to track digital obsession.

Observations
40
Tracking since
Last updated

Monthly Revision Growth Rate

Percentage change in number of revisions in the last 30 days compared to the previous 30 days

8 observations across 3 series · measured in percent

400.0%
Missing person
19 Aug 2026 06:30
-50.0%
Missing children
▲ 50.0% vs previous
02 Sep 2026 07:00
0.0%
Lists of people who disappeared
09 Sep 2026 07:15
Monthly Revision Growth Rate (percent) — summary, last 30 days.
  • Missing person
  • Missing children
  • Lists of people who disappeared
-100.0%0.0%100.0%200.0%300.0%400.0%19 Aug29 Aug09 SepMissing person: 400.0% — 19 Aug 2026 06:30Missing children: 100.0% — 19 Aug 2026 06:30Missing children: -100.0% — 26 Aug 2026 06:45Missing children: -50.0% — 02 Sep 2026 07:00Lists of people who disappeared: 0.0% — 19 Aug 2026 06:30Lists of people who disappeared: 0.0% — 26 Aug 2026 06:45Lists of people who disappeared: 0.0% — 02 Sep 2026 07:00Lists of people who disappeared: 0.0% — 09 Sep 2026 07:15
Monthly Revision Growth Rate (percent) — line, last 30 days.
  • Missing person400.0%
  • Lists of people who disappeared0.0%
  • Missing children-50.0%
Monthly Revision Growth Rate (percent) — bar, last 30 days.
  • Missing person400.0%
  • Lists of people who disappeared0.0%
  • Missing children-50.0%
Monthly Revision Growth Rate (percent) — dot plot, last 30 days.
Monthly Revision Growth Rate (percent) — share, last 30 days.
-100.0%–-58.3%: 1 observation-58.3%–-16.7%: 1 observation-16.7%–25.0%: 4 observations25.0%–66.7%: 0 observations66.7%–108.3%: 1 observation108.3%–150.0%: 0 observations150.0%–191.7%: 0 observations191.7%–233.3%: 0 observations233.3%–275.0%: 0 observations275.0%–316.7%: 0 observations316.7%–358.3%: 0 observations358.3%–400.0%: 1 observation-100.0%400.0%4
Monthly Revision Growth Rate (percent) — distribution, last 30 days.
061218
19 Aug
26 Aug
02 Sep
09 Sep

Darker = higher monthly revision growth rate. Empty cells are hours with no collection.

Monthly Revision Growth Rate (percent) — heatmap, last 30 days.
WhenSeriesMonthly Revision Growth Rate
Lists of people who disappeared0.0%
Missing children-50.0%
Lists of people who disappeared0.0%
Missing children-100.0%
Lists of people who disappeared0.0%
Missing person400.0%
Missing children100.0%
Lists of people who disappeared0.0%
Monthly Revision Growth Rate (percent) — table, last 30 days.

Volatility Index (edits per word)

Average number of revisions per word in the article over the last 30 days

8 observations across 3 series · measured in edits per word

0.004 edits per word
Lists of people who disappeared
▬ 0.0% vs previous
09 Sep 2026 07:15
0.003 edits per word
Missing person
19 Aug 2026 06:30
0.001 edits per word
Missing children
02 Sep 2026 07:00
Volatility Index (edits per word) (edits per word) — summary, last 30 days.
  • Lists of people who disappeared
  • Missing person
  • Missing children
00.0010.0020.0030.00419 Aug29 Aug09 SepLists of people who disappeared: 0.004 edits per word — 19 Aug 2026 06:30Lists of people who disappeared: 0.004 edits per word — 26 Aug 2026 06:45Lists of people who disappeared: 0.004 edits per word — 02 Sep 2026 07:00Lists of people who disappeared: 0.004 edits per word — 09 Sep 2026 07:15Missing person: 0.003 edits per word — 19 Aug 2026 06:30Missing children: 0.002 edits per word — 19 Aug 2026 06:30Missing children: 0 edits per word — 26 Aug 2026 06:45Missing children: 0.001 edits per word — 02 Sep 2026 07:00
Volatility Index (edits per word) (edits per word) — line, last 30 days.
  • Lists of people who disappeared0.004 edits per word
  • Missing person0.003 edits per word
  • Missing children0.001 edits per word
Volatility Index (edits per word) (edits per word) — bar, last 30 days.
  • Lists of people who disappeared0.004 edits per word
  • Missing person0.003 edits per word
  • Missing children0.001 edits per word
Volatility Index (edits per word) (edits per word) — dot plot, last 30 days.
Volatility Index (edits per word) (edits per word) — share, last 30 days.
0 edits per word–0 edits per word: 1 observation0 edits per word–0.001 edits per word: 0 observations0.001 edits per word–0.001 edits per word: 0 observations0.001 edits per word–0.001 edits per word: 1 observation0.001 edits per word–0.002 edits per word: 0 observations0.002 edits per word–0.002 edits per word: 0 observations0.002 edits per word–0.003 edits per word: 1 observation0.003 edits per word–0.003 edits per word: 1 observation0.003 edits per word–0.003 edits per word: 0 observations0.003 edits per word–0.004 edits per word: 0 observations0.004 edits per word–0.004 edits per word: 0 observations0.004 edits per word–0.004 edits per word: 4 observations0 edits per word0.004 edits per word4
Volatility Index (edits per word) (edits per word) — distribution, last 30 days.
061218
19 Aug
26 Aug
02 Sep
09 Sep

Darker = higher volatility index (edits per word). Empty cells are hours with no collection.

Volatility Index (edits per word) (edits per word) — heatmap, last 30 days.
WhenSeriesVolatility Index (edits per word)
Lists of people who disappeared0.004 edits per word
Lists of people who disappeared0.004 edits per word
Missing children0.001 edits per word
Lists of people who disappeared0.004 edits per word
Missing children0 edits per word
Lists of people who disappeared0.004 edits per word
Missing person0.003 edits per word
Missing children0.002 edits per word
Volatility Index (edits per word) (edits per word) — table, last 30 days.

About this data

This page monitors the movement of data within missing persons wikis. We track the monthly revision growth rate and a specific volatility index, which calculates the number of edits relative to the total word count of an article.

The data is sourced directly from public wiki revision histories. By measuring how often a page is modified or reverted, we can identify spikes in public interest or coordinated efforts to alter the narrative of a case.

These metrics serve as a proxy for 'digital cold case' volatility. Higher volatility often correlates with new leads, media cycles, or community disputes over the facts of a disappearance.

Sources

Every figure on this page was read from these pages.

Why this isn't published anywhere else

Existing sources track the number of missing persons or provide static documentation, but none monitor the 'velocity' of wiki edits or reverts as a behavioral proxy for public obsession.

Uniqueness score 1.00 — assessed against live web search results when this subject was created.