Do you wish to show banners to Logged In users, Anonymous Users or Both? Do you want to target users with a specific number of edits or average monthly?
Both (Logged In users, Anonymous Users)
What countries will your campaign target?
BR - PT - AO (Angola) - MZ (Moçambique) - GW (Guiné-Bissau) - TIM (Timor-Leste) - GQ (Guiné Equatorial) - MO (Macau) - CV (Cabo Verde) e ST (São Tomé e Príncipe)
Banner/Campaign Diet:
To be determined by Central Notice admin
What is the purpose of the campaign? How will you measure the success of the campaign?
Description - The Minicurso Wikipédia em chave de gêneros is held in a virtual and asynchronous format. Its objective is to reflect on gender and sexuality gaps in Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons and contribute to closing these gaps through the implementation of an in-person, online, or hybrid activity. In addition, after completing the mini-course, we offer personalized support for implementing the activity resulting from the mini-course with financial aid of up to R$500.
Metrics - Number of organizers; number of participants; number of graduates; others
What banner(s) will you use? What will be your landing page?
I've currently not included Wikidata and Commons, as the event appears to be about Wikipedia – please try to target banners as narrowly as possible, because larger projects already receive too many banners and we want to avoid en:banner blindness.
I've noticed that the landing page asks for a donation which all event participants need to make [4]. Pinging @JBrungs (WMF): Does this make the banner a fundraising banner instead of simple event banner (which would require your approval per CentralNotice/Usage guidelines#Special Kind of Banners)? @DerHexer and Ciell: fyi in case you are aware of similar banner requests in the past and how they were categorised.
Hi everyone! We understand the points that were raised and we appreciate you bringing these concerns to our attention.
We’d like to clarify that our banner is not a fundraising campaign. We don’t keep any of that money — the donation goes directly to a small nonprofit based in the Florianópolis region. Each minicourse directs donations to a different nonprofit. In this case, it’s Acontece Arte e Política LGBTI+. The suggested donation is R$10 (approximately USD $2), and its main purpose is to engage and retain people who sign up for the course, as we’ve had many cases in the past where participants dropped out even after registering. It’s a symbolic amount meant to encourage commitment. Additionally, this is part of the project’s broader strategy to support local initiatives working with minority causes, which we see as essential.
It’s also important to mention that our minicourse is an introduction to all three projects — Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikidata — not just Wikipedia. The word “Wikipedia” is in the title simply because it’s the most widely recognized among them, and helps attract people who are unfamiliar with the broader Wikimedia ecosystem.
Regarding the number of banners and the overload it may cause, we’re truly sorry for that burden. We’ll thoughtfully consider the possibility of having someone manage the Central Notice. The challenge is that we don’t have a technical team with the coding knowledge or infrastructure to run that smoothly — and our current team is already overwhelmed with several other areas of the project. We know this doesn’t provide an immediate solution, but we want to be transparent about the limitations we’re facing.
please feel free to read 'staff' in this context, as 'dedicated volunteer' as well. As long as people have a experience with the communities and are comfortable with wikitext and the basics of HTML and CSS, I think we are happy to help them onboard. Ciell (talk) 16:30, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Ciell. Thank you again for your response and for your attention to our request. Regarding your suggestion to have a volunteer helping with Central Notice administration: we already have someone in mind and will also reach out to others to try to put your suggestion into practice.
We wanted to let you know that the banner is scheduled to go live this Sunday, June 15th. Just making sure you're aware of the date, in case it hadn’t come up yet.
At the moment, we’re waiting to hear from you regarding any guidance or final approval you might want to share before we move forward. As mentioned previously, based on our understanding of the relevant guidelines, this doesn’t fall under a request that would require formal review by the Foundation.
That said, if you need any further clarification, we’re fully available and happy to assist.
Hi @Johannnes89. Thank you so much for creating the banner — it looks great! I just wanted to let you know that the final version is approved. As soon as we receive confirmation from the Foundation, you can go ahead with this version. Thanks in advance!
