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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

– 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

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

Article alerts

Today's featured article requests

03 Feb 2025 – Claire Redfield (talk · edit · hist) has been proposed for Today's Featured Article by Boneless Pizza! (t · c); see discussion

Did you know

11 Dec 2024 – Kim Kitsuragi (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Shooterwalker (t · c); see discussion
08 Dec 2024 – Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Pokelego999 (t · c); see discussion
06 Dec 2024 – Qvadriga (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Hahnchen (t · c); see discussion
20 Nov 2024 – Sun Haven (video game) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by JuniperChill (t · c); see discussion
07 Nov 2024 – Oasis (Minecraft clone) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Loytra (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

16 Dec 2024 – Rat Race (video game) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by MimirIsSmart (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
15 Dec 2024 – Red Barrels (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Mika1h (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
13 Dec 2024 – The Campaign Trail (Web Game) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Tadpole2006 (t · c); see discussion (23 participants)
12 Dec 2024 – Paper doll (video games) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
09 Dec 2024 – TheoTown (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Chaotic Enby (t · c); see discussion (10 participants; relisted)
09 Dec 2024 – Old Grandma Hardcore (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Aydoh8 (t · c); see discussion (5 participants; relisted)
06 Dec 2024 – WePlay AniMajor (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Janhrach (t · c); see discussion (2 participants; relisted)
06 Dec 2024 – İstanbul Efsaneleri: Lale Savaşçıları (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by QuantumFoam66 (t · c); see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
03 Dec 2024 – Zero Hour (video game) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion (5 participants; relisted)
16 Dec 2024 – SMART Commute Fleet (OMSI 2) (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by MolecularPilot (t · c) was closed as delete by Shellwood (t · c) on 16 Dec 2024; see discussion (3 participants)

(8 more...)

Proposed deletions

16 Dec 2024 – Games, Learning & Society Conference (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Drmies (t · c): concern
10 Dec 2024 – Block Blast! (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Vrxces (t · c): concern
11 Dec 2024 – Lisette Titre-Montgomery (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by JayCubby (t · c) was deproded by Bearian (t · c) on 12 Dec 2024
04 Dec 2024 – Weekday Warrior (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Schützenpanzer (t · c) was deleted

Categories for discussion

17 Dec 2024 – Category:Head-to-head arcade video games (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by QuantumFoam66 (t · c); see discussion
17 Dec 2024 – Category:Video games about Cossacks (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by QuantumFoam66 (t · c); see discussion
12 Dec 2024 – Category:Active massively multiplayer online games (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by QuantumFoam66 (t · c); see discussion
12 Dec 2024 – Category:Persistent worlds (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by QuantumFoam66 (t · c); see discussion
12 Dec 2024 – Category:Browser-based multiplayer online games (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by QuantumFoam66 (t · c); see discussion
10 Dec 2024 – Category:Funsoft games (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Mika1h (t · c); see discussion
10 Dec 2024 – Category:The Bigs video games (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion
09 Dec 2024 – Category:Among Us (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by QuantumFoam66 (t · c); see discussion
03 Dec 2024 – Category:Xbox One X enhanced games (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by BlasterOfHouses (t · c); see discussion
03 Dec 2024 – Category:PlayStation 4 Pro enhanced games (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by BlasterOfHouses (t · c); see discussion

(2 more...)

Redirects for discussion

17 Dec 2024 – And the universe said I love you because you are love (talk · edit · hist) →End Poem was RfDed by DoctorWhoFan91 (t · c); see discussion
15 Dec 2024 – IMF (file format) (talk · edit · hist) →id Software#IMF Music File Format was RfDed by Jlwoodwa (t · c); see discussion
14 Dec 2024 – Starchild (Spore) (talk · edit · hist) →Spore (2008 video game) was RfDed by QuicoleJR (t · c); see discussion
13 Dec 2024 – N00b (talk · edit · hist) →Newbie was RfDed by 67.209.128.30 (t · c); see discussion
12 Dec 2024 – Clone character (talk · edit · hist) →Fighting game was RfDed by QuicoleJR (t · c); see discussion
11 Dec 2024 – Shampoodle (talk · edit · hist) →Animal Crossing was RfDed by QuicoleJR (t · c); see discussion
09 Dec 2024 – Primal Carnage: Evolution (talk · edit · hist) →Primal Carnage: Extinction was RfDed by Someone-123-321 (t · c); see discussion
04 Dec 2024 – HammerHead (company) (talk · edit · hist) →Shadow Master was RfDed by MimirIsSmart (t · c); see discussion
03 Dec 2024 – Save battery (talk · edit · hist) →ROM cartridge was RfDed by Cogsan (t · c); see discussion
23 Nov 2024 – Fado (character) (talk · edit · hist) →The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker was RfDed by QuicoleJR (t · c); see discussion

(18 more...)

Files for discussion

12 Dec 2024 – File:Kang Jin Star.webp (talk · edit · hist) (on Black Myth: Wukong) was FfDed by Wcam (t · c); see discussion
12 Dec 2024 – File:Black Myth Wukong, princess.png (talk · edit · hist) (on Black Myth: Wukong) was FfDed by Wcam (t · c); see discussion
09 Dec 2024 – File:Gardevoir-pornography.png (talk · edit · hist) (on 1, 2) FfDed by Ganesha811 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
09 Dec 2024 – File:Zelda-Purah-ThirdParty.png (talk · edit · hist) (on Purah) FfDed by Ganesha811 (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Subscribing

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

News request

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

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

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

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

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.)