I have actually thought about this where a researcher would mark a certain pair as "work in progress" so that others can avoid the possible overlap but I didn't

I have actually thought about this where a researcher would mark a certain pair as "work in progress" so that others can avoid the possible overlap but I didn't want to complicate things at least for now. As for "researchers already know what's missing" I feel like this could be like a bird's eye view of a certain disease or procedure, like trying to complete a painting something like r/place but for medical papers!