Erik Zachte, 13/12/2013 09:23:
KISS: there is a procedure for new wikis, if a headsup for wikistats could be added there, that might do it.
Roan created https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/newprojects a while ago, dunno if it's still working (last message was in August, sounds plausible but I'm not sure).
Nemo