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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

05 May 2025 – Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (talk · edit · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb

Did you know

28 Apr 2025 – The Path (The Last of Us) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Rhain (t · c); see discussion
23 Apr 2025 – Any Austin (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Based5290 (t · c); see discussion
22 Apr 2025 – Wanderstop (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by BarntToust (t · c); see discussion
21 Apr 2025 – Through the Valley (The Last of Us) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Rhain (t · c); see discussion
21 Apr 2025 – Steve's Lava Chicken (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Launchballer (t · c); see discussion
15 Apr 2025 – Contradiction: Spot the Liar! (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Shapeyness (t · c); see discussion
14 Apr 2025 – Future Days (The Last of Us) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Rhain (t · c); see discussion
08 Apr 2025 – 3D mousepad (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Morgan695 (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

04 May 2025 – Murder of Melissa Batten (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Bridget (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
04 May 2025 – Habromania (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by MimirIsSmart (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
03 May 2025 – Bendy (character) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Cukie Gherkin (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
03 May 2025 – Spring Engine (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
02 May 2025 – Smartfoxserver (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by BuySomeApples (t · c); see discussion (6 participants)
01 May 2025 – Asaba Jumah (born 2005) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Sophisticatedevening (t · c); see discussion (11 participants)
01 May 2025 – Felipe Falanghe (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by A412 (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
30 Apr 2025 – The Bubble (DVD based games console) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Vrxces (t · c); see discussion (6 participants)
29 Apr 2025 – SuperTuxKart (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by TzarN64 (t · c); see discussion (10 participants)
29 Apr 2025 – Toon Blast (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion (7 participants)

(22 more...)

Proposed deletions

01 May 2025 – New in Town (video game) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Zxcvbnm (t · c): concern
02 May 2025 – Age of bhaarat (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Dan arndt (t · c) was deleted
27 Apr 2025 – NMK (company) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by MimirIsSmart (t · c) was deproded by Kvng (t · c) on 03 May 2025
27 Apr 2025 – Kirk Winterrowd (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Someone-123-321 (t · c) was deleted
23 Apr 2025 – Chris Cashman (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Filmforme (t · c) was deleted

Categories for discussion

28 Apr 2025 – Category:Video games set in antiquity (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
28 Apr 2025 – Category:PlayStation 4-only games (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Jursha (t · c); see discussion
28 Apr 2025 – Category:Angel games (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Gonnym (t · c); see discussion
20 Apr 2025 – Category:PlayStation 5-only games (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by HouseBlaster (t · c) was closed; see discussion
20 Apr 2025 – Category:Vatican City in fiction (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Redirects for discussion

03 May 2025 – Robo Rampage (talk · edit · hist) →Miniclip was RfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion
03 May 2025 – Canyon Shooter 2 (talk · edit · hist) →Miniclip was RfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion
03 May 2025 – Scribble (the game) (talk · edit · hist) →Miniclip was RfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion
03 May 2025 – Dancing Bush (talk · edit · hist) →Miniclip was RfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion
03 May 2025 – Spineworld (talk · edit · hist) →Miniclip was RfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion
29 Apr 2025 – Mega Man II (talk · edit · hist) →Mega Man II (1991 video game) was RfDed by Rotideypoc41352 (t · c); see discussion
28 Apr 2025 – Pd2 (talk · edit · hist) →Payday 2 was RfDed by Thryduulf (t · c); see discussion
24 Apr 2025 – Madden NFL 26 (talk · edit · hist) →Madden NFL was RfDed by Hey man im josh (t · c); see discussion
20 Apr 2025 – Hot Lava and Chicken (talk · edit · hist) →A Minecraft Movie was RfDed by TzarN64 (t · c); see discussion
18 Apr 2025 – Duocorn (talk · edit · hist) →Neopets was RfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion

(16 more...)

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

28 Apr 2025 – Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion
15 Apr 2025 – Cloud9 League of Legends (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

Requests for comments

01 May 2025 – Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (film) (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Robert McClenon (t · c); see discussion
17 Apr 2025 – Forspoken (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by OceanHok (t · c); see discussion
15 Apr 2025 – Tetris (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Lazman321 (t · c); see discussion
14 Apr 2025 – Northernlion (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Ixtal (t · c); see discussion

Peer reviews

29 Apr 2025 – Haseo (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Tintor2 (t · c); see discussion
06 Apr 2025 – Rain World (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Tarlby (t · c); see discussion
25 Mar 2025 – Wario Land: Shake It — Amazing Footage! (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Cukie Gherkin (t · c); see discussion
04 Mar 2025 – Counter-Strike (video game) (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Nannoyani (t · c); see discussion

Requested moves

30 Apr 2025 – N-Gage (service) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to N-Gage 2.0 by Knoxxman (t · c); see discussion
27 Apr 2025 – Necromorph (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Necromorphs by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion
21 Apr 2025 – Gothic (video game) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Gothic (2001 video game) by The Media Expert (t · c); see discussion
20 Mar 2025 – 2016–2017 video game voice actor strike (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to 2016–2017 SAG-AFTRA video game strike by Jeffrey34555 (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be merged

02 May 2025 – Daily Silksong News (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Hollow Knight: Silksong by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion
01 May 2025 – 3D mousepad (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Mousepad by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion
15 Feb 2025 – Microsoft Minesweeper (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Minesweeper (video game) 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
28 Apr 2025 – Skyblivion (talk · edit · hist) proposed for merging to The Elder Scrolls Renewal Project by SilviaASH (t · c) was closed; see discussion
28 Apr 2025 – Skywind (talk · edit · hist) proposed for merging to The Elder Scrolls Renewal Project by SilviaASH (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Articles to be split

18 Mar 2025 – List of commercial failures in video games (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Slgrandson (t · c); see discussion
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 (series) (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
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

(14 more...)

Articles for creation

04 May 2025 – Draft:Territorial.io (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 103.25.243.79 (t · c)
03 May 2025 – Draft:Nanodogs Studios (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c)
03 May 2025 – Draft:Stepford County Railway (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by ImNotWolframium (t · c)
30 Apr 2025 – Draft:CTW Inc (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c)
30 Apr 2025 – Draft:Spells of Genesis (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 2A00:23C7:8908:9401:C8AE:4CCC:907B:83FA (t · c)
22 Apr 2025 – Draft:Pauliina Törnqvist (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Ksnvc395 (t · c)
19 Apr 2025 – Draft:SmallAnt (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by ArjunQM (t · c)
16 Apr 2025 – Draft:2025 Esports World Cup (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by MarcusAbacus (t · c)
07 Apr 2025 – Draft:Dietrich Prinz's Chess Program (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Andreachlc0203 (t · c)
04 Apr 2025 – Draft:Christopher Strachey's Checkers Program (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Andreachlc0203 (t · c)

(21 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.)