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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 articles

25 Mar 2025 – Flotilla (video game) (talk · edit · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb

Did you know

15 Mar 2025 – Roblox (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by B33net (t · c); see discussion
13 Mar 2025 – Durrr Burger (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Johnson524 (t · c); see discussion
10 Mar 2025 – Mobile Adapter GB (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by RickyCourtney (t · c); see discussion
23 Jan 2025 – David Szymanski (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Sebbog13 (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

14 Mar 2025 – List of S&box games (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Vrxces (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
13 Mar 2025 – Star Engine (CIG) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by JFHJr (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
13 Mar 2025 – RB Battles (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Vrxces (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
13 Mar 2025 – Inquisition (video game) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by GamerPro64 (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
12 Mar 2025 – The Mimic (Roblox) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by NegativeMP1 (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
12 Mar 2025 – Panathinaikos eSports (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Yue (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
12 Mar 2025 – Los Ratones (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Yue (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
12 Mar 2025 – Five Nights At Gumball's (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Bobby Cohn (t · c); see discussion (10 participants)
11 Mar 2025 – SiGMA Group (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Daniel Quinlan (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
10 Mar 2025 – VkTrace (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Helpful Raccoon (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)

(15 more...)

Proposed deletions

14 Mar 2025 – ESPN Integration (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by MediaKyle (t · c): concern
11 Mar 2025 – IndustryMasters (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by 5.89.215.154 (t · c): concern
11 Mar 2025 – Snake.io (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Johannnes89 (t · c): concern
07 Mar 2025 – Tribsoft (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by IgelRM (t · c) was deleted
07 Mar 2025 – RuneSoft (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by IgelRM (t · c) was deleted
06 Mar 2025 – VkTrace (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Helpful Raccoon (t · c) was deproded by 90.167.203.149 (t · c) on 09 Mar 2025

Categories for discussion

14 Mar 2025 – Category:Video games playable in Street Fighter 6 (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Pichpich (t · c); see discussion
13 Mar 2025 – Category:Video games with tile-based graphics (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by QuantumFoam66 (t · c); see discussion
28 Feb 2025 – Category:Video games set in British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
27 Feb 2025 – Category:Video game control methods (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by QuantumFoam66 (t · c); see discussion
27 Feb 2025 – Category:Video arcades (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by QuantumFoam66 (t · c); see discussion
04 Mar 2025 – Category:Video games based on National Football League players (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Dissident93 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
04 Mar 2025 – Category:National Football League video games (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Dissident93 (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Templates for discussion

04 Mar 2025 – Template:Neo Geo (talk · edit · hist) TfDed by TarkusAB (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Redirects for discussion

15 Mar 2025 – Sprunki (talk · edit · hist) →Incredibox was RfDed by ObserveOwl (t · c); see discussion
14 Mar 2025 – Dante from the Devil May Cry series (talk · edit · hist) →Dante (Devil May Cry) was RfDed by Consarn (t · c); see discussion
12 Mar 2025 – Creations (talk · edit · hist) →Software Creations was RfDed by Rusalkii (t · c); see discussion
12 Mar 2025 – Wayward Tide (talk · edit · hist) →Chucklefish was RfDed by Someone-123-321 (t · c); see discussion
11 Mar 2025 – It Draws a Red Box (talk · edit · hist) →List of Xbox One games was RfDed by Consarn (t · c); see discussion
11 Mar 2025 – IDARB (talk · edit · hist) →List of Xbox One games was RfDed by Consarn (t · c); see discussion
08 Mar 2025 – Serious Games Interactive (talk · edit · hist) →Global Conflicts: Palestine was RfDed by Someone-123-321 (t · c); see discussion
24 Feb 2025 – Sonic movie (talk · edit · hist) →Sonic the Hedgehog (film) was RfDed by Yovt (t · c); see discussion
17 Jan 2025 – EvaXephon (talk · edit · hist) →Yandere Simulator was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
02 Jan 2025 – Cameos in the Mario series (talk · edit · hist) →Mario (franchise) was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion

(2 more...)

Miscellany for deletion

06 Mar 2025 – Draft:Shine Private Basic School (talk · edit · hist) MfDed by Antrotherkus (t · c) was closed as no consensus by Explicit (t · c) on 14 Mar 2025; see discussion

Featured article reviews

12 Mar 2025 – Kingdom Hearts (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by Boneless Pizza! (t · c); see discussion
01 Feb 2025 – Chrono Trigger (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by Lazman321 (t · c); see discussion

Good article reassessments

12 Mar 2025 – Wii U (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Boneless Pizza! (t · c); see discussion
07 Mar 2025 – Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion
02 Feb 2025 – Crash Bandicoot (character) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Boneless Pizza! (t · c); see discussion

Requests for comments

21 Feb 2025 – Video game (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Helper201 (t · c); see discussion

Peer reviews

04 Mar 2025 – Counter-Strike (video game) (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Nannoyani (t · c); see discussion

Requested moves

09 Mar 2025 – Piyo Blocks (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Piyo Blocks 2 by IgelRM (t · c); see discussion
06 Feb 2025 – Atari Interactive (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Hasbro Interactive by Sceeegt (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be merged

15 Feb 2025 – Microsoft Minesweeper (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Minesweeper (video game) by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion
15 Jan 2025 – Evil Empire (company) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Motion Twin#Legacy by IgelRM (t · c); see discussion
13 Dec 2024 – Console game (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Video game console by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion
12 Nov 2024 – Pokémon Essentials (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Pokémon fan games by Pokelego999 (t · c); see discussion
26 Oct 2024 – Input lag (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Lag (video games) by Kvng (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be split

12 Mar 2025 – Skydance Media (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 2601:152:5001:DCC0:8192:4B47:7741:E0DC (t · c); see discussion
03 Feb 2025 – Honkai Impact 3rd (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Wildfireupdateman (t · c); see discussion
30 Jan 2025 – List of Mega Man characters (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Anonymy365248 (t · c); see discussion
21 Dec 2024 – Air Traffic Controller (video game) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by JRHorse (t · c); see discussion
06 Oct 2024 – Acorn Electron (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Dgpop (t · c); see discussion
20 Sep 2024 – List of downloadable songs for the Rock Band series (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Anomalocaris (t · c); see discussion
19 Sep 2024 – Cy Girls (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Ominae (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

(15 more...)

Articles for creation

14 Mar 2025 – Draft:Enhance Experience (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Hooverville (t · c)
12 Mar 2025 – Draft:Spilprisen (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by BlueGreenMikey (t · c)
04 Mar 2025 – Draft:Tom Mckay (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by RudyRacer (t · c)
09 Feb 2025 – Draft:Cuffem (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by JoleBruh (t · c)
01 Feb 2025 – Draft:Downpour Interactive (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by SoftboyTJ (t · c)
01 Feb 2025 – Draft:Pet Sematary (franchise) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by LeGoldenBoots (t · c)
14 Mar 2025 – Draft:Characters in Friday Night Funkin' (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Jackson The Wikipedist (t · c) was declined by Greenman (t · c) on 15 Mar 2025
14 Mar 2025 – Draft:Vicky Carne (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Zap147 (t · c) was declined by Curb Safe Charmer (t · c) on 15 Mar 2025
12 Mar 2025 – Draft:The Mimic (Roblox) (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by EternalBaile (t · c) was closed
11 Mar 2025 – Draft:BitCraft Online (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Frap (t · c) was declined by Vrxces (t · c) on 13 Mar 2025

(3 more...)

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Subscribing

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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.)