MediaWiki talk:Watchlist-messages

Wikipedia has five kinds of top-of-page messages that can be used to convey information or announcements to readers and editors.

The "Sitenotice", found at MediaWiki:Sitenotice, is displayed at the top of all pages for all logged-in users, and for anonymous users if the following message is empty.
MediaWiki:Anonnotice can be used to display information only to anonymous/IP users, not logged-in users. Alternatively, by 'blanking' the anonnotice and replacing it with nothing (not even a space or empty paragraph!), then the sitenotice can be used as a "logged-in users only" notice to display information only to editors. When "Anonnotice" contains nothing, no notice is shown to anonymous users. When it contains "-" it disables the message in favour of Sitenotice. If it contains anything else, it will be rendered to anonymous users instead of the Sitenotice (including a "hide" button).
MediaWiki:Watchlist-messages is displayed at the top of Special:Watchlist for all users who use this feature.
The CentralNotice, found at meta:Special:CentralNotice, is an extension which can display banners at the top of a select group of Wikimedia sites simultaneously.
Geonotice, at Wikipedia:Geonotice, allows location-specific notices – and is a candidate for integration into MediaWiki.

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This page has archives. Sections older than 14 days may be automatically archived by when more than 3 sections are present.

See Wikipedia:Watchlist notices for documentation of how to add, maintain or hide watchlist notices.

October Signpost notice

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The October edition is now out. jp×g 03:40, 31 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done DatGuy^Talk_Contribs 23:11, 2 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

November Signpost notice

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The November edition is now out. jp×g 15:38, 28 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done — xaosflux ^Talk 15:00, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sound logo

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Please consider adding the following:

Eligible users are invited to vote for the Wikimedia sound logo. It will be used when virtual voice assistants answer queries.

There is currently a discussion on the miscellaneous village pump about this and a CentralNotice banner; no objections have been raised so far.

As well, please remove the expired notice.

Thanks! 🐶 EpicPupper ^{(he/him | talk)} 04:57, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If it's going to be a CN, we don't also need a WLN. I removed the expired one. — xaosflux ^Talk 11:17, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If this moves forward, I would prefer this language: "Voting is now open on a sound logo that will represent Wikimedia projects on audio devices. Vote until 23:59 UTC, 19 December 2022." Ed Erhart (WMF) (talk) 18:55, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Xaosflux, our current banner will only reach Meta-Wiki and Commons. We didn't want to disturb the Wikipedia community, but also would like to reach them, hence the thought for the WLN. For us to activate banners on Wikipedia, we would need assurance from more editors that it's ok :) What do you think? MPourzaki (WMF) (talk) 20:52, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@MPourzaki (WMF) these are likely both OK; we usually run these for a week so lets make sure we don't get negative feedback on the other post and can move forward with both the CN and WLN likely. — xaosflux ^Talk 21:05, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Also, the campaign appears to include enwiki and 100's of other projects, am I misreading it? — xaosflux ^Talk 21:06, 7 December 2022 (UTC) — xaosflux ^Talk 21:06, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

On hold advertised Wikipedia:Village_pump_(miscellaneous)#Sound_logo_vote_+_asking_for_permission_for_a_banner? at WP:VPR, see if there is any feedback. — xaosflux ^Talk 11:16, 8 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The CN was activated, it will likely only be "shown once" for editors. We usually run these for a week - so let's see about this one for maybe Monday. — xaosflux ^Talk 10:33, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Mock ups

Mockup 1

Mockup 2

Discuss mockups

@EpicPupper, Ed Erhart (WMF), and MPourzaki (WMF):; I placed a mock up above. We strive to keep these simple with a single call to action. In this case the call to action it "to vote"; I'm not sure if the "who" wants this to be done is best described as the movement group, the WMF, or someone else though. Any feedback before go-ahead? — xaosflux ^Talk 14:51, 12 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I would change Wikimedia movement to Wikimedia Foundation, otherwise looks good! 🐶 EpicPupper ^{(he/him | talk)} 16:25, 12 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@EpicPupper I was thinking that too, maybe Ed or Mehrdad will comment here soon. It seems that "WMF" is who wants to ask for this and will manage this as a trademark, so using Wikimedia Foundation there seems better to me as well. — xaosflux ^Talk 16:43, 12 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done added. — xaosflux ^Talk 00:56, 13 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I think Wikimedia Foundation is fine there, given the project Meta page's content. Thanks to you both! Ed Erhart (WMF) (talk) 01:57, 13 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]