Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2009-02-23/Article Alerts
An automated article monitoring system for WikiProjects
Increasing participation in Wikipedia's various reviewing processes, such as peer reviews, Good article nominations, and Articles for deletion, has always been a concern for the Wikipedia community. This is especially true when it comes to processes such as Proposed deletions, where low-traffic articles can be deleted simply because no one is aware that they have been proposed. Valuable time is spent monitoring process pages, when it could instead be spent on improving and reviewing articles. This situation inspired three editors, Headbomb, B. Wolterding, and Legoktm, to develop a tool designed to increase awareness of what is going on in the various reviewing processes of Wikipedia: Article Alerts.
Article Alerts is a fully automated subscription-based news delivery system designed to notify WikiProjects and Taskforces when articles tagged by their banner enter a workflow such as Articles for deletion, Requests for comment, and Peer review (full list). The reports are updated on a daily basis, and provide brief summaries of what happened, with relevant links to discussion or results when possible. A certain degree of customization is available; WikiProjects and Taskforces can choose which workflows to include, have individual reports generated for each workflow, have deletion discussion transcluded on the reports, and so on. An example of a customized report is given at the end of this article (from WikiProject Physics).
The alert system was originally suggested in mid-July 2008[1] and ArticleAlertbot was subsequently coded by B. Wolterding.[2] Since the bot runs on the tool server, and that B. Wolterding did not wish to disclose personal information required to operate a bot on the tool server,[3] Legoktm volunteered himself to be the bot operator.[4] The bot has been fully-operational since late-October 2008.[5] At the time of writing, about 65 WikiProjects and Taskforces, out of more than a thousand,[note 1] were subscribed to Article Alerts (list of current subscribers), generating very positive feedback.[6][7] Although the original idea was to help WikiProjects keep track of their articles in the wikijungle,[1] it will be interesting to see if this tool increases the participation in the various reviewing processes.[note 2]
It is the hope of the maintainers of Article Alerts that all active WikiProjects be subscribed to Article Alerts by the end of 2009.[note 3] Those interested in setting up Article Alerts for their WikiProject or Taskforce can visit Wikipedia:Article alerts#Subscribing for instructions.
Did you know
- 20 Oct 2024 – Kenneth Creer (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Spiralwidget (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 12 Oct 2024 – Ancient TL (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Randykitty (t · c); see discussion (7 participants; relisted)
- 10 Oct 2024 – Roger Jones (physicist) (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by TeapotsOfDoom (t · c) was closed as delete by Liz (t · c) on 19 Oct 2024; see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
- 29 Sep 2024 – Nima Lashkari (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Ldm1954 (t · c) was closed as delete by Mojo Hand (t · c) on 06 Oct 2024; see discussion (6 participants)
- 29 Sep 2024 – Ahmed Almheiri (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Ldm1954 (t · c) was closed as keep by OwenX (t · c) on 06 Oct 2024; see discussion (6 participants)
- 06 Sep 2024 – Moore Center for Theoretical Cosmology and Physics (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Star Mississippi (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 13 Sep 2024; see discussion (5 participants)
- 03 Sep 2024 – Mohammed Tharwat Hassan (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Ldm1954 (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 10 Sep 2024; see discussion (4 participants)
- 25 Aug 2024 – List of important publications in geology (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Kevmin (t · c) was closed as delete by ComplexRational (t · c) on 01 Sep 2024; see discussion (12 participants)
Proposed deletions
- 24 Aug 2024 – Ensemble (fluid mechanics) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Chidgk1 (t · c) was deproded by Explicit (t · c) on 31 Aug 2024
- 21 Aug 2024 – Lecture bottle (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Quadrantal (t · c) was deleted
Categories for discussion
- 08 Oct 2024 – Category:Subatomic particle symbol templates (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Slowking Man (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 13 Sep 2024 – Category:LGBT physicists (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by BlasterOfHouses (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 09 Sep 2024 – Category:Fictional characters with fog or smoke abilities (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Sandstein (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Redirects for discussion
- 02 Oct 2024 – Lightlike separation (talk · edit · hist) →Minkowski space was RfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Oct 2024 – Spacelike vector (talk · edit · hist) →Minkowski space was RfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Oct 2024 – Lightlike (talk · edit · hist) →Minkowski space was RfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Sep 2024 – Self-torque (talk · edit · hist) →light RfDed by Cogsan (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 13 Sep 2024 – Sideslip angle (talk · edit · hist) →Slip (aerodynamics) RfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Featured article candidates
- 20 Oct 2024 – Virgo interferometer (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Thuiop (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Sep 2024 – Otto Hahn (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Hawkeye7 (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Aug 2024 – Rutherford scattering experiments (talk · edit · hist) FA nominated by Kurzon (t · c) was not promoted; see discussion
Good article nominees
- 24 Jul 2024 – Arne Slettebak (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Sgubaldo (t · c); see discussion
Featured article reviews
- 24 May 2024 – Sun (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by 750h+ (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Jan 2024 – Emmy Noether (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Sep 2024 – Heavy metal (elements) (talk · edit · hist) put up for FA by Ldm1954 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 20 Aug 2024 – Rutherford scattering experiments (talk · edit · hist) put up for FA by Kurzon (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Good article reassessments
- 14 Oct 2024 – Earth's magnetic field (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion
Requests for comments
- 08 Sep 2024 – Hubble's law (talk · edit · hist) RfC by Banedon (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Requested moves
- 01 Oct 2024 – Ronnie Bell (talk · edit · hist) move request to Ronnie Bell (chemist) by Joeykai (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 09 Sep 2024 – Superseded theories in science (talk · edit · hist) move request to List of superseded scientific theories by Zxcvbnm (t · c) was moved to List of superseded scientific theories (talk · edit · hist) by DaxServer (t · c) on 16 Sep 2024; see discussion
- 30 Aug 2024 – Lifted condensation level (talk · edit · hist) move request to Lifting condensation level by Isochrone (t · c) was moved to Lifting condensation level (talk · edit · hist) by Bobby Cohn (t · c) on 06 Sep 2024; see discussion
- 25 Aug 2024 – Hydrostatics (talk · edit · hist) move request to Fluid statics by Yassine Mehdi (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 23 Aug 2024 – Ancient near eastern cosmology (talk · edit · hist) move request to Cosmology in the ancient Near East by Remsense (t · c) was moved to Cosmology in the ancient Near East (talk · edit · hist) by Dekimasu (t · c) on 31 Aug 2024; see discussion
- 18 Aug 2024 – The Void (philosophy) (talk · edit · hist) move request to The Void by Skyerise (t · c) was not moved; see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 18 Oct 2024 – List of Nobel laureates in Physics (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics by Johnjbarton (t · c); see discussion
- 09 Aug 2024 – Static fatigue (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Fatigue (material) by Metamd (t · c); see discussion
- 08 Jul 2024 – Non-Euclidean surface growth (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Non-Euclidean geometry by MaribelGame (t · c); see discussion
- 07 Jul 2024 – Mixing (physics) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Mixing (mathematics) by Mathwriter2718 (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Mar 2024 – Ekman spiral (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Ekman layer by 67.198.37.16 (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be split
- 31 Mar 2023 – Shear flow (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Itafe (t · c); see discussion
- 09 Mar 2022 – Neutron radiation (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Rod57 (t · c); see discussion
- 02 May 2021 – Willebrord Snellius (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Fgnievinski (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Mar 2021 – Nutation (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Fgnievinski (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Aug 2020 – History of the metre (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Fgnievinski (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Sep 2024 – Acta Crystallographica (talk · edit · hist) proposed for splitting by TheBigPikachu (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Articles for creation
- 21 Oct 2024 – Draft:Jan Lohstroh (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Dijkstra'sDemon (t · c)
- 18 Oct 2024 – Draft:Elliott Tanner (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Researchsleuth (t · c)
- 16 Oct 2024 – Draft:Weber-Maxwell electrodynamics (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Cadaik (t · c)
- 14 Oct 2024 – Draft:Włodzimierz Marek Tulczyjew (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Adenicola (t · c)
- 12 Oct 2024 – Draft:Kirchhoff-Clausius's Law (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Malypaet (t · c)
- 18 Sep 2024 – Draft:Fractional calculus of sets (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Calfracsets (t · c)
- 04 Sep 2024 – Draft:Microsoft Azure Quantum (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by CBathka (t · c)
- 09 May 2024 – Draft:HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by WikiLibWig (t · c)
- 18 Oct 2024 – Draft:Gautam Dasgupta (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Vacuum2024 (t · c) was declined by Dcotos (t · c) on 19 Oct 2024
- 16 Oct 2024 – Draft:Kyle Leach (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by MinesEMP (t · c) was declined by Dr vulpes (t · c) on 18 Oct 2024
- (36 more...)
Notes
- ^ About 1,500 Projects and Taskforces are listed at the W.P 1.0 Editorial Team Index, but not all of them are active.
- ^ See the 16 February 2009 article by Dr pda for a report on the participation levels of reviewing processes such as Featured and Good article nominations and peer review.
- ^ First expressed here by the author of this Signpost article.
References
- ^ a b Wikipedia:Bot requests/Archive 22#Bot for WikiProject News (WPNBot?)
- ^ Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/ArticleAlertbot
- ^ Wikipedia talk:Article alerts/Archive 1#finding "who nominated" (bottom of section)
- ^ User talk:Legoktm/September 2008#Alert bot
- ^ Wikipedia talk:Article alerts/Archive 1#Open for subscriptions
- ^ "I recently discovered this service, and fell in love with it immediately." – G.A.S
- ^ "Wow!!!!!!!!!!!! That looks great." – TonyTheTiger, about the Article Alerts for WikiProject Chicago
Discuss this story
I know this page is ancient, but I am hoping some still visit it because this information is priceless in my opinion. Ottawahitech (talk) 01:09, 20 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Setting up alerts for a task-force
I would like to set up alerts for WikiProject Ottawa which I think is a task-force of wikiProject Canada, Can anyone advise me how to do it? Thanks in advance, Ottawahitech (talk) 01:11, 20 December 2015 (UTC)please ping me[reply]
article alert on holiday?
I know many volunteers are too busy this time of year to contriibute, but is ArticleAlertbot also on holiday? Thanks in advance, Ottawahitech (talk) 19:40, 24 December 2015 (UTC)please ping me[reply]
Can ArticleAlertbot be run more than once a day?