Tips on monitoring villagers that want to move?

I booted up my old Wild World town out of curiosity and discovered Harmony not only still has a few old friends (Snake, Peanut and Kid Cat) but also a whopping group of 3 new dreamies randomly (Roscoe, Biskit and Eloise)

Anyway I want to spend the next few weeks cleaning my town up, maybe reconnecting with my villagers and becoming friendly with the new ones. I don't remember how to keep my villagers from moving though. I assume it's like City Folk where you have to boot up the game a few times a day and walk in front of everyone to see if anyone pings. Does anyone remember their old strategies at keeping villagers? Do other villagers tell you when someone wants to move?

When a villager is planning on moving, the best way to get them to stay is through talking to them, then writing them a letter and attaching a present.
http://animalcrossing.wikia.com/wiki/Moving
Yw :3

Edit: My bad! here is a guide on how to know when a villager is moving!
https://nookipedia.com/wiki/Moving#How_to_tell_if_a_villager_is_going_to_leave

Thank you I forgot how easy it was in Wild World

I mean, I've personally just used the villager locking trick.

^I'll have to look that up

I stopped playing because I couldn't handle the stress of villagers being in boxes every two days with no surefire way to get them to stay

- - - Post Merge - - -

^I'll have to look that up

I stopped playing because I couldn't handle the stress of villagers being in boxes every two days with no surefire way to get them to stay