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
- 17 Nov 2024 – Arne Slettebak (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Sgubaldo (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Oct 2024 – Kenneth Creer (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Spiralwidget (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 14 Nov 2024 – Mechanics of planar particle motion (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Graphitr (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
- 13 Nov 2024 – Problems with Einstein's general theory of relativity (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by That Tired Tarantula (t · c) was closed as delete by ErkDemon (t · c) on 20 Nov 2024; see discussion (13 participants)
- 02 Nov 2024 – Ronen's golden rule for cluster radioactivity (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Justinkunimune (t · c) was closed as delete by CactusWriter (t · c) on 09 Nov 2024; see discussion (3 participants)
- 01 Nov 2024 – Fractional calculus of sets (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Russ Woodroofe (t · c) was closed as delete by Asilvering (t · c) on 08 Nov 2024; see discussion (9 participants)
- 29 Oct 2024 – Peng Lifa (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Coddlebean (t · c) was closed as keep by Vanderwaalforces (t · c) on 05 Nov 2024; see discussion (4 participants)
- 26 Oct 2024 – Weber-Maxwell electrodynamics (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Ldm1954 (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 02 Nov 2024; see discussion (9 participants)
- 12 Oct 2024 – Ancient TL (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Randykitty (t · c) was closed as delete by OwenX (t · c) on 31 Oct 2024; see discussion (14 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)
Proposed deletions
- 09 Nov 2024 – Problems with Einstein's general theory of relativity (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Soumyapatra13 (t · c) and endorsed by That Tired Tarantula (t · c) on 11 Nov 2024 was deproded by ErkDemon (t · c) (author) on 13 Nov 2024
Categories for discussion
- 08 Oct 2024 – Category:Subatomic particle symbol templates (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Slowking Man (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Templates for discussion
- 05 Nov 2024 – Template:WikiProject Physics (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Tom.Reding (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Nov 2024 – Template:Composition (talk · edit · hist) TfDed by Ldm1954 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Redirects for discussion
- 15 Nov 2024 – Radiac detector (talk · edit · hist) →Geiger counter was RfDed by TeapotsOfDoom (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Nov 2024 – SI (talk · edit · hist) →International System of Units was RfDed by BD2412 (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Sep 2024 – Self-torque (talk · edit · hist) →light RfDed by Cogsan (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Miscellany for deletion
- 28 Oct 2024 – Draft:Consciousness for Unifying Causation, Relativity and Quantum Mechanics (talk · edit · hist) MfDed by Alfa-ketosav (t · c) was closed by Explicit (t · c) on 05 Nov 2024; see discussion
- 28 Oct 2024 – Draft:Conscious Model of Particle Physics: The Grand Theory Unifying Local and Non-Local Realities (talk · edit · hist) MfDed by Alfa-ketosav (t · c) was closed by Explicit (t · c) on 05 Nov 2024; 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) FA nominated by Hawkeye7 (t · c) was promoted; see discussion
Featured article reviews
- 15 Jan 2024 – Emmy Noether (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion
Good article reassessments
- 14 Oct 2024 – Earth's magnetic field (talk · edit · hist) nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Requested moves
- 19 Nov 2024 – Heavy metal element (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Heavy metal (chemistry) by Mdewman6 (t · c); see discussion
- 01 Oct 2024 – Ronnie Bell (talk · edit · hist) move request to Ronnie Bell (chemist) by Joeykai (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 16 Nov 2024 – GHZ experiment (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Greenberger–Horne–Zeilinger state by Johnjbarton (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Nov 2024 – Effective field theory (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Effective theory by ReyHahn (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Oct 2024 – Electroweak star (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Exotic star 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 layer (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Ekman spiral by 67.198.37.16 (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
- 18 Oct 2024 – List of Nobel laureates in Physics (talk · edit · hist) proposed for merging to 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics by Johnjbarton (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Articles to be split
- 19 Nov 2024 – Ising model (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Thumperward (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Nov 2024 – Field electron emission (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by ReyHahn (t · c); see discussion
- 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 Nov 2024 – Draft:Gravity Compressor (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Hakanssonjonas6 (t · c)
- 20 Nov 2024 – Draft:WPI-SKCM² (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Madindin (t · c)
- 19 Nov 2024 – Draft:Compact Linear Accelerator for Research and Applications (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by D2theW (t · c)
- 18 Nov 2024 – Draft:Project 8 (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by SalmonPenny (t · c)
- 16 Nov 2024 – Draft:Buscemi nonlocality (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Kattulupesku (t · c)
- 12 Nov 2024 – Draft:Biophysical Society of Canada (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Isaactsli (t · c)
- 07 Nov 2024 – Draft:C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by SpaceNerd13 (t · c)
- 04 Nov 2024 – Draft:Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering & Research (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by SAMEER-Abhay (t · c)
- 02 Nov 2024 – Draft:Accident causation (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Sahelmohamedwiki (t · c)
- 31 Oct 2024 – Draft:Włodzimierz Marek Tulczyjew (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Adenicola (t · c)
- (31 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?