does anyone know a effective way to put all articles
belonging to a certain category into my watch list?
Here's a quick hack.
1. Generate a list of the article titles using [[Special:Export]]. (Enter a category name
and click "Add".) But DON'T EXPORT. Just generate the list.
2. Copy the titles and visit [[Special:EditWatchlist/raw]]. Paste your new information at
the bottom of the list, and click "Update watchlist."
DanB