Wikipedia:Article alerts
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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.
Did you know
- 20 Jul 2024 – Rayman (video game) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by NatwonTSG2 (t · c); see discussion
- 12 Jul 2024 – Tax Heaven 3000 (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by B3251 (t · c); see discussion
- 26 Jun 2024 – Healie (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Cukie Gherkin (t · c); see discussion
- 09 Jun 2024 – Barry Burton (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Boneless Pizza! (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 19 Jul 2024 – Atelier Double (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 17 Jul 2024 – IGN Convention (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by MKsLifeInANutshell (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 14 Jul 2024 – Vector Unit (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by IgelRM (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 11 Jul 2024 – Darkworks (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion (5 participants; relisted)
- 20 Jul 2024 – Harry M. Rubin (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by P3D7AQ09M6 (t · c) was closed; see discussion (4 participants)
- 13 Jul 2024 – Anton Rayne (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Soetermans (t · c) was closed as redirect by OwenX (t · c) on 20 Jul 2024; see discussion (11 participants)
- 12 Jul 2024 – Id Tech 2 (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Natg 19 (t · c) was closed as delete by Liz (t · c) on 19 Jul 2024; see discussion (7 participants)
- 11 Jul 2024 – Jeffrey Ventrella (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by HyperAccelerated (t · c) was closed as delete by Joe Roe (t · c) on 18 Jul 2024; see discussion (8 participants)
- 11 Jul 2024 – Ayeah Games (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Zxcvbnm (t · c) was closed as delete by Liz (t · c) on 20 Jul 2024; see discussion (3 participants; relisted)
- 10 Jul 2024 – Keemokazi (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by SafariScribe (t · c) was closed as delete by Liz (t · c) on 20 Jul 2024; see discussion (2 participants; relisted)
- (4 more...)
Proposed deletions
- 12 Jul 2024 – Revenge (video game) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by QuantumFoam66 (t · c) was deleted
- 12 Jul 2024 – IsoRivolta Zagato Vision Gran Turismo (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by 78.131.46.35 (t · c) was deproded by Broc (t · c) on 18 Jul 2024
- 11 Jul 2024 – Natalie Lander (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Homechallenge55 (t · c) was deleted
- 10 Jul 2024 – Safire Eshgh (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by QuantumFoam66 (t · c) was deleted
- 08 Jul 2024 – DJMax Portable Clazziquai Edition (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Schützenpanzer (t · c) was deleted
Categories for discussion
- 20 Jul 2024 – Category:Worms (series) games (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Jul 2024 – Category:Sailing video games (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
- 19 Jul 2024 – Category:Worms (series) (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by QuantumFoam66 (t · c); see discussion
- 19 Jul 2024 – Category:Video games about the military (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by AHI-3000 (t · c); see discussion
- 19 Jul 2024 – Category:Video games about crime (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by AHI-3000 (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Jul 2024 – Category:Sailing simulators (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by QuantumFoam66 (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Jul 2024 – Category:Broken Sword games (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by QuantumFoam66 (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Jul 2024 – Category:Monkey Island games (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by QuantumFoam66 (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Jul 2024 – Category:Kingdom Hearts original characters (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by QuantumFoam66 (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Jul 2024 – Category:Stealth video games by series (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by QuantumFoam66 (t · c); see discussion
- (5 more...)
Redirects for discussion
- 21 Jul 2024 – Shadow Mario (talk · edit · hist) →List of Mario franchise characters#Bowser Jr. was RfDed by Mia Mahey (t · c); see discussion
- 19 Jul 2024 – Misty Williams (talk · edit · hist) →Misty (Pokémon) was RfDed by Cogsan (t · c); see discussion
- 19 Jul 2024 – Brock Harrison (talk · edit · hist) →Brock (Pokémon) was RfDed by Cogsan (t · c); see discussion
- 19 Jul 2024 – PKMN R (talk · edit · hist) →Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow was RfDed by Cogsan (t · c); see discussion
- 19 Jul 2024 – PKMN SS (talk · edit · hist) →Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver was RfDed by Cogsan (t · c); see discussion
- 19 Jul 2024 – Dawn Gold (talk · edit · hist) →Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver was RfDed by Cogsan (t · c); see discussion
- 19 Jul 2024 – Dusk Silver (talk · edit · hist) →Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver was RfDed by Cogsan (t · c); see discussion
- 19 Jul 2024 – HeartSilver and GoldSoul (talk · edit · hist) →Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver was RfDed by Cogsan (t · c); see discussion
- 19 Jul 2024 – Pokémon DuskGold and DawnSilver (talk · edit · hist) →Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver was RfDed by Cogsan (t · c); see discussion
- 19 Jul 2024 – Galar (talk · edit · hist) →Pokémon Sword and Shield#Setting was RfDed by Cogsan (t · c); see discussion
- (30 more...)
Files for discussion
- 17 Jul 2024 – File:Roblox game screenshot.png (talk · edit · hist) (on Roblox) was FfDed by AuroraANovaUma (t · c); see discussion
- 07 Jul 2024 – File:Spyro Orange - The Cortex Conspiracy Coverart.png (talk · edit · hist) (on Crash Bandicoot Purple and Spyro Orange) FfDed by Koavf (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Featured article candidates
- 21 Jul 2024 – Letterpress (video game) (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by TrademarkedTWOrantula (t · c); see discussion
- 30 Jun 2024 – Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Wrath of the Darkhul King (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Aoba47 (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Jun 2024 – Mario Party DS (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by The Green Star Collector (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Jun 2024 – Teardown (video game) (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by IceWelder (t · c); see discussion
Good article nominees
- 19 Jul 2024 – Rayman (video game) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by NatwonTSG2 (t · c); see discussion
- 19 Jul 2024 – I am Setsuna (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by ProtoDrake (t · c); start discussion
- 19 Jul 2024 – Clustertruck (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by TrademarkedTWOrantula (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Jul 2024 – Birdo (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Pokelego999 (t · c); start discussion
- 16 Jul 2024 – Rockstar North (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by IceWelder (t · c); start discussion
- 14 Jul 2024 – Geno (Super Mario RPG) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Captain Galaxy (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Jul 2024 – Little Samson (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by KGRAMR (t · c); see discussion
- 30 Jun 2024 – Tina Armstrong (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Kung Fu Man (t · c); start discussion
- 26 Jun 2024 – Barry Burton (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Boneless Pizza! (t · c); start discussion
- 25 Jun 2024 – Megamania (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Andrzejbanas (t · c); start discussion
- (15 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
- 06 Jul 2024 – List of generation IX Pokémon (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Pokelego999 (t · c); see discussion
- 04 Jul 2024 – Ada Wong (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Boneless Pizza! (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Jun 2024 – Undertale (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by LunaEclipse (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Jun 2024 – Kim Kitsuragi (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Shooterwalker (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 20 Jul 2024 – Blendo Games (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Brendon Chung by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion
- 08 Jul 2024 – Lin Qi (entrepreneur) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Lin Qi by SmittenGalaxy (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
- 14 Jul 2024 – Galaxy 2 (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) move request to Galaxy 2 by Mia Mahey (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 12 Jul 2024 – Id Tech 2 (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) move request to id Tech 2 by Mika1h (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 09 Jul 2024 – Intellivision Amico (talk · edit · hist) move request to Amico (video game platform) by MexTDT (t · c) was no consensus; see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 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
Articles to be split
- 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
- 11 Apr 2024 – List of Scott Pilgrim characters (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Toby2023 (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
- 18 Feb 2024 – Angry Birds Transformers (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
- (19 more...)
Articles for creation
- 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 Jul 2024 – Draft:Bernard Chong (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by JSmith8851 (t · c)
- 09 Jul 2024 – Draft:Jeepney Simulator (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Yukitanooki (t · c)
- 17 Jun 2024 – Draft:Ark: End of the World (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Su 20240617 (t · c)
- 10 Jun 2024 – Draft:Nicholas Boulton (actor) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Quidama (t · c)
- 10 Jun 2024 – Draft:Kamisato Ayaka (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by FanGuy63 (t · c)
- 07 Jun 2024 – Draft:Oliver Aberth (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Thomas Geminus (t · c)
- 28 May 2024 – Draft:List of former amusement arcades in London (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Gilius2k15 (t · c)
- 20 May 2024 – Draft:Elyoya (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Pbrks (t · c)
- (12 more...)
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See also
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- CleanupWorklistBot
- InceptionBot
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