Ability to Select non-Keyworded Images

Working through importing images I stamp most on import. On rare occasion this is not applicable as they are so varied.
FEATURE REQUEST:
To make sure my library has all my photos keyworded I would like the ability to click under Keywords->Non-Keyworded. This would display all photos without any keywords.
Thanks and hope this simple fix can be implemented.
Wayne

from Lightroom-Extra.com
Find all untagged (non keyworded) images.
1) make sure you are not using quick collection.
2) Grid mode / Library / click all photographs.
3) Select all displayed images Mac "Apple A". Then press B for a Quick collection.
4) Deselect all images.
5) Now Grid mode / keywords / and shift click all keywords.
6) select all images in the grid, Mac "Apple A". press B to deselect from the Quick collection.
7) Grid mode / Library / select quick collection, they are all non keyworded items.
or
Shift select all Keywords in Keyword Tags.
Select All in Grid. Cmd/Ctl-A.
Go to All Photographs.
Menu/Edit/Invert Selection
You can then press 'B' to put them in Quick Collection to work on.
After Keywording each one or selection of images, while still selected do 'B' to drop them from QC as done and go to the next.
Richard Earney
http://inside-lightroom.com

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