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.
Articles for deletion
- 23 Mar 2024 – Tankeshwar Kumar (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Ldm1954 (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
- 23 Mar 2024 – Atomic engineering (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Ldm1954 (t · c); see discussion (7 participants)
- 18 Mar 2024 – Inertia damper (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Piotrus (t · c) was closed as keep by Liz (t · c) on 25 Mar 2024; see discussion (6 participants)
- 16 Mar 2024 – Inertia negation (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Piotrus (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 23 Mar 2024; see discussion (10 participants)
- 14 Mar 2024 – Katrin Kneipp (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Kj cheetham (t · c) was closed as keep by OwenX (t · c) on 21 Mar 2024; see discussion (9 participants)
- 08 Mar 2024 – Munir Nayfeh (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Samuelshraga (t · c) was closed as keep by Explicit (t · c) on 15 Mar 2024; see discussion (8 participants)
- 20 Feb 2024 – Cora Uhlemann (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Kj cheetham (t · c) was closed as delete by Seraphimblade (t · c) on 06 Mar 2024; see discussion (10 participants; relisted)
- 14 Feb 2024 – Phyllis Mary Nicol (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by RogerNotable (t · c) was closed as keep by RogerNotable (t · c) on 20 Feb 2024; see discussion (9 participants)
- 07 Feb 2024 – Anindya Das (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Ldm1954 (t · c) was closed as keep by Explicit (t · c) on 14 Feb 2024; see discussion (10 participants)
- 29 Jan 2024 – Douglas Torr (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Chris troutman (t · c) was closed as delete by Daniel (t · c) on 05 Feb 2024; see discussion (8 participants)
- (2 more...)
Proposed deletions
- 16 Mar 2024 – Quantum weirdness (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Johnjbarton (t · c) was deproded by Lambiam (t · c) on 18 Mar 2024
- 13 Mar 2024 – Dasar (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Jlwoodwa (t · c) was deproded by Kvng (t · c) on 17 Mar 2024
- 07 Mar 2024 – Khamidbi Beshtoev (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Jähmefyysikko (t · c) was deleted
- 06 Mar 2024 – Superconducting steel (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Jähmefyysikko (t · c) was deleted
- 04 Mar 2024 – Photothermal effect (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Bhacha (t · c) was deproded by Ldm1954 (t · c) on 06 Mar 2024
- 22 Feb 2024 – Igor Smirnov (engineer) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Jähmefyysikko (t · c) was deleted
- 18 Feb 2024 – Magnetism and temperature (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Jähmefyysikko (t · c) was redirected to Curie temperature (talk · edit · hist)
Categories for discussion
- 22 Jan 2024 – Category:Water in the Americas (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Place Clichy (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Redirects for discussion
- 28 Mar 2024 – Hilbert spaces and Fourier analysis (talk · edit · hist) →Hilbert space was RfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Mar 2024 – Particle wave (talk · edit · hist) →Wave–particle duality was RfDed by Johnjbarton (t · c); see discussion
- 21 Mar 2024 – Comazant (talk · edit · hist) →St. Elmo's fire was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Mar 2024 – Thermodynamics of nanostructures (talk · edit · hist) →Thermal transport in nanostructures was RfDed by Ldm1954 (t · c); see discussion
Featured article candidates
- 06 Feb 2024 – Geodesy (talk · edit · hist) FA nominated by Tinterest (t · c) was not promoted; see discussion
- 31 Jan 2024 – Leucippus (talk · edit · hist) FA nominated by Thebiguglyalien (t · c) was promoted; see discussion
Good article nominees
- 03 Mar 2024 – Carl Friedrich Gauss (talk · edit · hist) GA nominated by Dioskorides (t · c) was closed
- 08 Feb 2024 – Robert Hooke (talk · edit · hist) GA nominated by JMF (t · c) was promoted by Tim riley (t · c), 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
- 01 Mar 2024 – Wright brothers (talk · edit · hist) nominated for GA reassessment by AirshipJungleman29 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 07 Feb 2024 – Wind shear (talk · edit · hist) nominated for GA reassessment by Hurricane Noah (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Requests for comments
- 29 Feb 2024 – Isaac Newton (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Jumbo T (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Jan 2024 – Hyperloop (talk · edit · hist) RfC by BikingFish (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Peer reviews
- 02 Feb 2024 – Virgo interferometer (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Thuiop (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Jan 2024 – Hyper-Kamiokande (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Batmann (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 17 Mar 2024 – List of American Physical Society Fellows (1921–1971) (talk · edit · hist) move request to List of fellows of the American Physical Society (1921–1971) by BarrelProof (t · c) was moved to List of fellows of the American Physical Society (1921–1971) (talk · edit · hist) by Killarnee (t · c) on 24 Mar 2024; see discussion
- 17 Mar 2024 – List of American Physical Society Fellows (talk · edit · hist) move request to List of fellows of the American Physical Society by BarrelProof (t · c) was moved to List of fellows of the American Physical Society (talk · edit · hist) by Killarnee (t · c) on 24 Mar 2024; see discussion
- 17 Mar 2024 – List of American Physical Society Fellows (1972–1997) (talk · edit · hist) move request to List of fellows of the American Physical Society (1972–1997) by BarrelProof (t · c) was moved to List of fellows of the American Physical Society (1972–1997) (talk · edit · hist) by Killarnee (t · c) on 24 Mar 2024; see discussion
- 17 Mar 2024 – List of American Physical Society Fellows (2011–) (talk · edit · hist) move request to List of fellows of the American Physical Society (2011–) by BarrelProof (t · c) was moved to List of fellows of the American Physical Society (2011–present) (talk · edit · hist) by Killarnee (t · c) on 24 Mar 2024; see discussion
- 17 Mar 2024 – List of American Physical Society Fellows (1998–2010) (talk · edit · hist) move request to List of fellows of the American Physical Society (1998–2010) by BarrelProof (t · c) was moved to List of fellows of the American Physical Society (1998–2010) (talk · edit · hist) by Killarnee (t · c) on 24 Mar 2024; see discussion
- 07 Mar 2024 – N = 2 superconformal algebra (talk · edit · hist) move request somewhere else by 2A0D:6FC2:68D1:8100:6977:DC62:EB24:BB9D (t · c) was not moved; see discussion
- 28 Feb 2024 – Gull wing (talk · edit · hist) move request to Gull wing (aeronautics) by 162 etc. (t · c) was no consensus; see discussion
- 21 Feb 2024 – Atomic theory (talk · edit · hist) move request to History of atomic theory by ReyHahn (t · c) was closed to History of atomic theory (talk · edit · hist); see discussion
- 18 Feb 2024 – List of physics textbooks (talk · edit · hist) move request to List of textbooks on classical mechanics and quantum mechanics by Nerd271 (t · c) was moved to List of textbooks on classical mechanics and quantum mechanics (talk · edit · hist) by Bensci54 (t · c) on 26 Feb 2024; see discussion
- 17 Feb 2024 – Archimedes' screw (talk · edit · hist) move request to Archimedes screw by GA-RT-22 (t · c) was no consensus; see discussion
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Articles to be merged
- 20 Mar 2024 – Ekman spiral (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Ekman layer by 67.198.37.16 (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Mar 2024 – Physical geodesy (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Geodesy by GeogSage (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Mar 2024 – Delta-v (physics) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Delta-v by Jlwoodwa (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Feb 2024 – Graphical timeline of the universe (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Graphical timeline from Big Bang to Heat Death by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
- 07 Jan 2024 – Poincaré map (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Poincaré plot by 46.211.114.171 (t · c); see discussion
- 21 Dec 2023 – Static forces and virtual-particle exchange (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Force carrier by Jähmefyysikko (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Dec 2023 – Biefeld–Brown effect (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Electrogravitics by Thumperward (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Nov 2023 – Timeline of particle physics (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Timeline of atomic and subatomic physics by ReyHahn (t · c); see discussion
- 16 Aug 2023 – Time metrology (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to horology by LlywelynII (t · c); see discussion
- 07 Aug 2023 – Thermal battery (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Thermal energy storage by Ita140188 (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
- 13 Feb 2023 – Enhanced geothermal system (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Garthgirl8888 (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Jul 2022 – Aircraft flight dynamics (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by AnomieBOT (t · c); see discussion
- 09 Mar 2022 – Neutron radiation (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Rod57 (t · c); see discussion
- 30 Jun 2021 – Stranski–Krastanov growth (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Pieceofmetalwork (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
Articles for creation
- 25 Mar 2024 – Draft:Andrzej Dragan (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Samen193 (t · c)
- 21 Mar 2024 – Draft:Petz recovery map (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Zhih-Ahn Jia (t · c)
- 18 Mar 2024 – Draft:Neuromorphic Quantum Computing (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by DrMartin1970 (t · c)
- 11 Mar 2024 – Draft:Juan Mario Restrepo (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by JRE0306 (t · c)
- 09 Mar 2024 – Draft:Matt Strassler (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by NatGertler (t · c)
- 05 Mar 2024 – Draft:Spanish Society on Gravitation and General Relativity (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c)
- 05 Mar 2024 – Draft:Electrofreezing (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Bender bonder (t · c)
- 03 Mar 2024 – Draft:Tomás Palacios (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Blue.painting (t · c)
- 25 Feb 2024 – Draft:Uniform Quantum Superposition States (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Maths1729 (t · c)
- 24 Feb 2024 – Draft:Pekka K. Sinervo (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by PSinervo (t · c)
- (42 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
Comment by Ottawahitech
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?
Just wondering if ArticleAlertbot can run more often than at 9UTC once a day because many articles in the various deletion queues are not tagged with relevant wikiproject banners. Once someone tags the talk-page it takes up to 24 hours before the article shows up in article alerts for the wikiprojcect AND many projects still do not have article alerts set up properly which may delay things even further. Most XfDs run for only 7 days, so prompt alerts are vitally important. Ottawahitech (talk)please ping me