Wikipedia:Article alerts
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Article Alerts was introduced in The Signpost in an article from 23 February 2009. See also a follow up article from 17 July 2023. |
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Article Alerts is an automated subscription-based news delivery system designed to notify WikiProjects and Taskforces when articles tagged by their banners or placed in their categories enter various formal workflows (such as Articles for Deletion, Requests for Comments, Peer Review, and many more).
First AAlertBot browses all the workflows in its scope, then checks for WikiProject templates/categories on these pages. If a subscribing WikiProject/Taskforce is found, AAlertBot will update a customized report called Article Alerts for that particular WikiProject or Taskforce. (An example of such a report can be found here.) Reports are updated on a daily basis, and provide brief summaries of what is happening, with relevant links to discussion or results when possible. So it is a good idea to request for a bot to place your WikiProject/Taskforce's banner on articles from relevant categories, so AAlertBot covers more articles. (See also Tips and Tricks.)
Originally, the Article Alerts relied on ArticleAlertbot (coded and updated by B. Wolterding, operated by Legoktm) from September 2008 to April 2010 (see bot approval). Following several months of downtime, a new bot AAlertBot was developed (coded, maintained, and operated by Hellknowz, and co-operated by Headbomb) from December 2010 onwards (see bot approval).
Report issues and problems with the Article Alerts reports on the bug reports page. Requests for new features should be made at the feature requests page.
Workflows covered
edit- – implemented (may not be fully formatted/data populated)
- – not for now (not in priority list)
- – implementing (taking a while or need to do something else to get this working)
- – under consideration (haven't examined the issues/process to say if currently plausible/worthwhile)
- AfD – Articles for deletion
- TfD – Templates for discussion
- RfD – Redirects for discussion
- CfD – Categories for discussion
- FfD – Files for discussion
- FfD (COM) – Deletion requests (on Commons)
- MfD – Miscellany for deletion
- PROD – Proposed deletion
- FAC – Featured article candidates
- FAR – Featured article review
- FLC – Featured list candidates
- FLRC – Featured list removal candidates
- FP – Featured pictures
- FTC – Featured topic candidates
- FTRC – Featured topic removal candidates
- ACR – A-Class review (project-specific)
- GAN – Good article nominations
- GAR – Good article reassessment
- GTC – Good topic candidates
- PR – Peer review
- RfC – Requests for comment
- RM – Requested moves
- TFA – Today's featured articles
- TFAR – Today's featured article requests
- DYK – Did you know nominations (approved)
- MRG – Articles for Merging
- SPL – Articles for Splitting
- AFC – Articles for Creation
- ITN – In the news
- OTD – Selected anniversaries
- CP – Copyright problems
- ON – Article alerts/News
Sample
editThe table below shows an example of WikiProject Video games article alerts report.
Today's featured articles
- 20 Aug 2024 – Outer Wilds (talk · edit · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb
Today's featured article requests
- 18 Nov 2024 – Donkey Kong Country (talk · edit · hist) has been proposed for Today's Featured Article by TheJoebro64 (t · c); see discussion
- 08 Nov 2024 – Mario Party DS (talk · edit · hist) has been proposed for Today's Featured Article by The Green Star Collector (t · c); see discussion
Did you know
- 18 Aug 2024 – Umehara ga kimeta (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by 狄の用務員 (t · c); see discussion
- 26 Jul 2024 – Shapez 2 (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by CanonNi (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 18 Aug 2024 – Playware Studios (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by BD2412 (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 17 Aug 2024 – Works based on a copyright-free Mickey Mouse (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Di (they-them) (t · c); see discussion (8 participants)
- 17 Aug 2024 – The Elder Scrolls (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Mika1h (t · c); see discussion (8 participants)
- 16 Aug 2024 – Fields of Mistria (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
- 16 Aug 2024 – Tribe Gaming (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Ferret (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
- 16 Aug 2024 – Romhacking.net (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by IgelRM (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 16 Aug 2024 – CityDisc (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by TryAgainSooner (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 15 Aug 2024 – Timeline of Pokémon (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Pokelego999 (t · c); see discussion (10 participants)
- 13 Aug 2024 – Grove Street Games (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by IgelRM (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 09 Aug 2024 – List of Luigi video games (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Pokelego999 (t · c); see discussion (15 participants; relisted)
- (11 more...)
Proposed deletions
- 13 Aug 2024 – Tekken Master (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Afrique0512 (t · c): Does not meet Wikipedia standards
- 11 Aug 2024 – Brian Allgeier (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Significa liberdade (t · c) was deproded by Reconrabbit (t · c) on 15 Aug 2024
- 06 Aug 2024 – Shut the Box (video game) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by MimirIsSmart (t · c) was deleted
Categories for discussion
- 17 Aug 2024 – Category:Vehicle simulation MOGs (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by QuantumFoam66 (t · c); see discussion
- 16 Aug 2024 – Category:Video games based on Rick and Morty (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by QuantumFoam66 (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Aug 2024 – Category:BlazBlue characters (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by QuicoleJR (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Aug 2024 – Category:Sly Cooper characters (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by QuicoleJR (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Aug 2024 – Category:Virtua Fighter characters (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by (Oinkers42) (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Aug 2024 – Category:Chinese Paladin 3 Gaiden: Wenqing Pian characters (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by (Oinkers42) (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Aug 2024 – Category:Chinese Paladin 3 characters (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by (Oinkers42) (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Aug 2024 – Category:The Legend of Sword and Fairy 6 characters (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by (Oinkers42) (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Aug 2024 – Category:The Legend of Sword and Fairy 5 Prequel characters (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by (Oinkers42) (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Aug 2024 – Category:The Legend of Sword and Fairy 5 characters (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by (Oinkers42) (t · c); see discussion
- (6 more...)
Templates for discussion
- 08 Aug 2024 – Template:Free Fire World Series (talk · edit · hist) TfDed by Soetermans (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Redirects for discussion
- 14 Aug 2024 – Zelda III (talk · edit · hist) →The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Aug 2024 – Zelda IV (talk · edit · hist) →The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Aug 2024 – Zelda V (talk · edit · hist) →The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Aug 2024 – Zelda VI (talk · edit · hist) →The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Aug 2024 – Zelda VII (talk · edit · hist) →The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Aug 2024 – Zelda VIII (talk · edit · hist) →The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Aug 2024 – Zelda IX (talk · edit · hist) →The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Four Swords was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Aug 2024 – Zelda X (talk · edit · hist) →The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Aug 2024 – Zelda XIX (talk · edit · hist) →The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Aug 2024 – Zelda XI (talk · edit · hist) →The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
- (71 more...)
Featured article candidates
- 30 Jul 2024 – Raichu (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Kung Fu Man (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Aug 2024 – List of generation IX Pokémon (talk · edit · hist) FA nominated by Pokelego999 (t · c) was not promoted; see discussion
Featured list candidates
- 15 Aug 2024 – List of generation IX Pokémon (talk · edit · hist) was FL nominated by Pokelego999 (t · c); see discussion
Good article nominees
- 18 Aug 2024 – Smash Hit (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Vacant0 (t · c); start discussion
- 18 Aug 2024 – Still Wakes the Deep (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by OceanHok (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Aug 2024 – Ether One (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by StewdioMACK (t · c); start discussion
- 15 Aug 2024 – Pixel Piracy (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Vacant0 (t · c); start discussion
- 13 Aug 2024 – Pokémon Concierge (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Pokelego999 (t · c); start discussion
- 12 Aug 2024 – Portal Stories: Mel (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Vacant0 (t · c); start discussion
- 11 Aug 2024 – Psycho Mantis (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Pokelego999 (t · c); see discussion
- 09 Aug 2024 – Pokémon Sword and Shield (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Pokelego999 (t · c); start discussion
- 05 Aug 2024 – Miner 2049er (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Andrzejbanas (t · c); start discussion
- 04 Aug 2024 – Kim Kitsuragi (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Shooterwalker (t · c); start discussion
- (21 more...)
Featured article reviews
- 12 Feb 2024 – Pokémon Channel (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by Vrxces (t · c); see discussion
- 21 Aug 2023 – The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by NegativeMP1 (t · c); see discussion
Peer reviews
- 15 Jul 2024 – Dr Disrespect (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by 2601AC47 (t · c); see discussion
- 07 Jul 2024 – The Sims 4 (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Theknine2 (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 14 Aug 2024 – PAW Patrol: Grand Prix (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Paw Patrol: Grand Prix by Schierbecker (t · c); see discussion
- 04 Jul 2024 – List of Mario franchise characters (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to List of Mario characters by Mia Mahey (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 09 Aug 2024 – Pokémon Sword and Shield: The Isle of Armor (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Pokémon Sword and Shield: The Crown Tundra by Pokelego999 (t · c); see discussion
- 09 Aug 2024 – Pokémon Sword and Shield: The Crown Tundra (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Pokémon Sword and Shield: The Isle of Armor by Pokelego999 (t · c); see discussion
- 16 Jul 2024 – Home video game console generations (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to History of video game consoles by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Jul 2024 – HoYoverse (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to MiHoYo by Awesome Aasim (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Jun 2024 – Minecraft – Volume Beta (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Music of Minecraft by NegativeMP1 (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Apr 2024 – Forge (level editor) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Halo (franchise) by David Fuchs (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Mar 2024 – Nostalrius (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to World of Warcraft by RandomPageCrusader (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Aug 2024 – Sunny (character) (talk · edit · hist) proposed for merging to Omori (video game) by Kung Fu Man (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Articles to be split
- 15 Aug 2024 – List of Nintendo products (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by MimirIsSmart (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Jul 2024 – Hello Neighbor (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 216.244.74.202 (t · c); see discussion
- 16 Jul 2024 – Kantai Collection (TV series) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by EditorGirlAL07 (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Jul 2024 – Empire (1977 video game) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Piotrus (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Jun 2024 – Games of the Future (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Ahri.boy (t · c); see discussion
- 19 Jun 2024 – List of Mega Man characters (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Anonymy365248 (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Mar 2024 – Sable (video game) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by QuietHere (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Feb 2024 – Angry Birds POP! (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Tigfugop (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Dec 2023 – Art of Fighting (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 110.93.87.179 (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Dec 2023 – Double Dragon II: The Revenge (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 110.93.87.179 (t · c); see discussion
- (16 more...)
Articles for creation
- 15 Aug 2024 – Draft:Daniel Bereznay (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Tamás Szüts (t · c)
- 02 Aug 2024 – Draft:Linus Tolke (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 161.52.190.124 (t · c)
- 24 Jul 2024 – Draft:List of shoot 'em up games (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Beqwk (t · c)
- 16 Jul 2024 – Draft:Video games in Africa (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Nexger92 (t · c)
- 11 Jul 2024 – Draft:AboFlah (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Bebo12321 (t · c)
- 10 Jun 2024 – Draft:Nicholas Boulton (actor) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Quidama (t · c)
- 20 May 2024 – Draft:Elyoya (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Pbrks (t · c)
- 05 May 2024 – Draft:GirlsGoGames.com (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Squiddyonwiki (t · c)
- 03 May 2024 – Draft:Hunter × Hunter Nen × Impact (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by TheEnderDwonk (t · c)
- 15 Aug 2024 – Draft:Pack.PNG (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Manwithafriend (t · c) was declined by Zxcvbnm (t · c) on 17 Aug 2024
- (10 more...)
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Subscribing
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News request
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Bug reports
edit- Please report bugs, missed articles, and any other mishaps on the bug report page. Don't think someone else will do it, because that someone else might think you'll do it, and then neither of you will have reported the bug. It is also possible that the error is specific to your project, so you might be the only one to have seen this error.
Feature requests
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Feedback and questions
edit- Having troubles setting up Article alerts? Leave a message on our talk page, and we'll try to help as best we can.
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Tips and tricks
edit- Remember to watch your project's Article Alerts pages.
- Did you know that you can monitor your project's Article Alerts using RSS and Atom feeds? Go on your project's /Article alerts history page, and there should be a " RSS Atom" in your toolbox located on the left of the page.
- You can incorporate Article Alerts in navboxes for the users of your WikiProjects (see {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Physics/Member Navbox}} for example).
- If a related WikiProject is also subscribed to Article Alerts, you can transclude their report on your Project's homepage, and monitor their articles too.
- Request a bot to place your WikiProject's banner on the articles located in categories relevant to your WikiProject. You will probably end up with some unrelated pages, but at least you've extended Article Alerts to cover many articles you might have missed.
- InceptionBot (previously AlexNewArtBot) is a bot which produces a list of recently created articles that could be in your project's scope. Going through the list to do some tagging will ensure that ArticleAlertbot picks up these articles as well.
- Consider subscribing to cleanup listings to see articles that need cleanup (covers cleanup tags, such as {{expert needed}}, {{POV}}, {{page numbers needed}}, etc.)
See also
edit- zh:User:Alertlivebot - a similar bot on ZH Wikipedia
- CleanupWorklistBot
- InceptionBot
- This page as it looked for old bot