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Shortcut WP:AALERTS Article alerts is a subscription-based automatic article-monitoring system used to give "status reports" to subscribing WikiProjects. The reports are created and delivered by AAlertBot, operated by both Hellknowz (who also is the sole coder of the bot) and Headbomb.

For notification about cleanup tags, such as {{no footnotes}} and {{disputed}}, see cleanup listings.

For notification about recently created articles that could be of interest to your project, see InceptionBot.

Article Alerts was introduced in The Signpost in an article from 23 February 2009. See also a follow up article from 17 July 2023.

Search Article Alerts for specific topics that interest you. If you find one, add it to your watchlist! You can also browse the subscription list.

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 edit

The table below shows an example of WikiProject Video games article alerts report.

Article alerts

Today's featured articles

10 Dec 2023 – Doom (1993 video game) (talk · edit · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb

Did you know

25 Nov 2023 – Kirby (character) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by OlifanofmrTennant (t · c); see discussion
21 Nov 2023 – 1000 Days of Syria (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by NegativeMP1 (t · c); see discussion
15 Nov 2023 – Five Nights at Freddy's (song) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by NegativeMP1 (t · c); see discussion
14 Nov 2023 – Sasuke vs. Commander (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Maury Markowitz (t · c); see discussion
14 Nov 2023 – Crystal Dynamics (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by IceWelder (t · c); see discussion
13 Nov 2023 – SSSniperWolf (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Davest3r08 (t · c); see discussion
13 Nov 2023 – Only Up! (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by TrademarkedTarantula (t · c); see discussion
01 Nov 2023 – Phoenotopia: Awakening (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by RagingPichu (t · c); see discussion
30 Oct 2023 – Pitfall! (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Andrzejbanas (t · c); see discussion
15 Oct 2023 – Turbo Dismount (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Captain Galaxy (t · c); see discussion

(1 more...)

Articles for deletion

28 Nov 2023 – Jynxzi (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Cassiopeia (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
28 Nov 2023 – Degrees of Separation (video game) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by QuietCicada (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
27 Nov 2023 – Guybrush Threepwood (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Piotrus (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
27 Nov 2023 – Revan (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Piotrus (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
26 Nov 2023 – Charmander (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Kung Fu Man (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
25 Nov 2023 – DougDoug (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Ca (t · c); see discussion (6 participants)
25 Nov 2023 – Android 21 (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Kung Fu Man (t · c); see discussion (6 participants)
24 Nov 2023 – Ron Fish (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Boleyn (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
23 Nov 2023 – Kyle Katarn (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Greenish Pickle! (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
23 Nov 2023 – Captain Olimar (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Kung Fu Man (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)

(19 more...)

Proposed deletions

27 Nov 2023 – EasyGameStation (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by IgelRM (t · c): concern
25 Nov 2023 – The Well (video game) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by QuietCicada (t · c): concern
28 Nov 2023 – Identity (video game) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Matuko (t · c) was deproded by GB fan (t · c) on 28 Nov 2023
16 Nov 2023 – Water Womb World (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by QuietCicada (t · c) was deleted

Categories for discussion

25 Nov 2023 – Category:Video game characters by superhuman feature or ability (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by AHI-3000 (t · c); see discussion
25 Nov 2023 – Category:Video games based on Deadliest Warrior (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by QuietCicada (t · c); see discussion
25 Nov 2023 – Category:Video games based on Dancing with the Stars (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by QuietCicada (t · c); see discussion
25 Nov 2023 – Category:Video games based on Totally Spies! (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by QuietCicada (t · c); see discussion
25 Nov 2023 – Category:The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends video games (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by QuietCicada (t · c); see discussion
25 Nov 2023 – Category:Video games based on Darkwing Duck (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by QuietCicada (t · c); see discussion
25 Nov 2023 – Category:Video games based on Daria (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by QuietCicada (t · c); see discussion
25 Nov 2023 – Category:Codename: Kids Next Door video games (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by QuietCicada (t · c); see discussion
25 Nov 2023 – Category:Video games based on The Fairly OddParents (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by QuietCicada (t · c); see discussion
25 Nov 2023 – Category:Video games based on Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by QuietCicada (t · c); see discussion

(8 more...)

Templates for discussion

26 Nov 2023 – Template:Pokémon drafts (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Kung Fu Man (t · c); see discussion
24 Nov 2023 – Template:Arms (video game) (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by QuietCicada (t · c); see discussion

Redirects for discussion

27 Nov 2023 – Characters in the Paper Mario series (talk · edit · hist) →Characters of the Mario franchise was RfDed by QuicoleJR (t · c); see discussion
25 Nov 2023 – Marilyn (Mario character) (talk · edit · hist) →Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door was RfDed by CopperyMarrow15 (t · c); see discussion
23 Nov 2023 – Dead body reported (talk · edit · hist) →Among Us was RfDed by Skarmory (t · c); see discussion
22 Nov 2023 – Emergency Meeting (talk · edit · hist) →Among Us was RfDed by Skarmory (t · c); see discussion
21 Nov 2023 – Toro Inoue (talk · edit · hist) →Sony Interactive Entertainment was RfDed by Isla (t · c); see discussion
15 Nov 2023 – Five Nights at Freddy's 7 (talk · edit · hist) →Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted was RfDed by Pizzaplayer219 (t · c); see discussion
15 Nov 2023 – Untitled Mario film (talk · edit · hist) →The Super Mario Bros. Movie was RfDed by Pizzaplayer219 (t · c); see discussion
31 Oct 2023 – I regret nothing (talk · edit · hist) →Postal (franchise) was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
undated – I Am the Very Model of a Scientist Salarian (talk · edit · hist) →Mordin Solus was RfDed
15 Nov 2023 – Chanterelle (The Super Mario Bros. Movie) (talk · edit · hist) →The Super Mario Bros. Movie RfDed by Pizzaplayer219 (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Files for discussion

23 Nov 2023 – File:Mojang Studios logo 2020.png (talk · edit · hist) was FfDed by IceWelder (t · c); see discussion

Miscellany for deletion

15 Nov 2023 – Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Reference library/Telegraph Magazine (talk · edit · hist) MfDed by TarkusAB (t · c) was closed (deleted) by Explicit (t · c) on 22 Nov 2023; see discussion

Featured list candidates

06 Nov 2023 – Nuovo Award (talk · edit · hist) was FL nominated by The Night Watch (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

25 Nov 2023 – Ditto (Pokémon) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Kung Fu Man (t · c); start discussion
25 Nov 2023 – Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by The Night Watch (t · c); start discussion
22 Nov 2023 – The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Vrxces (t · c); start discussion
20 Nov 2023 – Princess Zelda (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Fieryninja (t · c); start discussion
20 Nov 2023 – The Sims 2: University (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Vaticidalprophet (t · c); see discussion
11 Nov 2023 – Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by OceanHok (t · c); start discussion
08 Nov 2023 – The Sims 2: Bon Voyage (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Vaticidalprophet (t · c); see discussion
06 Nov 2023 – Final Fantasy XVI (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by ProtoDrake (t · c); start discussion
04 Nov 2023 – VanossGaming (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Idiosincrático (t · c); see discussion
31 Oct 2023 – Blue Lightning (1995 video game) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by KGRAMR (t · c); start discussion

(6 more...)

Good topic candidates

13 Sep 2023 – Sacnoth (talk · edit · hist) was GT nominated by ProtoDrake (t · c); see discussion
The topic includes: Dive Alert, Hiroki Kikuta, Faselei!, Shadow Hearts

Subscribing edit

All subscriptions are done by placing the {{ArticleAlertSubscription}} template on the /Subscription list. See the /Subscribing page for details/guide.

News request edit

Note: the news requests are not currently implemented.

If something is happening that you think WikiProjects should know about, then let us know and we'll include it in the articles.

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 edit

Have an idea that you think would improve the reports? Share it with us, and we'll see what we can do about it.

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.
Think Article Alerts is the greatest thing since sliced bread? Think it sucks because it doesn't actually cover Featured deletions? Let us know.

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.)