CentralNotice/Request/WMDE online newcomer training courses 2026

WMDE online newcomer training courses 2026

• Martin Rulsch (WMDE) (talk · contribs · page moves · block user · block log), primary contact (Requested at 18:49, 13 February 2026 (UTC))
• Karoline Lölhöffel (WMDE), Elisabeth Mandl (WMDE), organizers

Central Notice Settings
What is the campaign duration? multiple dates 2026-02-26 → 2026-03-08 2026-04-07 → 2026-04-17 2026-04-27 → 2026-05-04 2026-05-18 → 2026-05-28 more will will follow in the Northern hemisphere's fall Which projects will you be targeting? Wikipedia What languages will you be targeting? de 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? anonymous users What countries will your campaign target? Germany: February/March campaign (2026-02-26 → 2026-03-08): federal states Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Brandenburg (planned: without a circle around Berlin, using this new technology); if needed, one or two more federal states would be added to reach a broader audience April campaign (2026-04-07 → 2026-04-17): North Rhine-Westphalia, Bremen First May campaign (2026-04-27 → 2026-05-04): Bavaria, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt und Thuringia Second May campaign (2026-05-18 → 2026-05-28): Saxony, Baden-Württemberg Region, Land Berlin 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 - Wikimedia Deutschland together with community trainers invites non-registered users to learn about Wikipedia, focusing on more rural areas in Germany. The campaign will soon be announced in the WMDE portal in German Wikipedia.

Metrics - at least 50 registrations through this banner

What banner(s) will you use? What will be your landing page?

Banners - standard banner with this logo; texts: headline: Wikipedia? Kannst du auch!; main text: Neugierig aufs Mitmachen bei Wikipedia? Am 10. März, 18 Uhr, zeigt dir ein erfahrener Wikipedianer online, wie Artikel entstehen – und du machst gleich deine ersten eigenen Schritte. Jetzt kostenlos anmelden!

Landing Page - https://www.wikimedia.de/veranstaltungen/wikipedia-kannst-du-auch/ (Wikimedia affiliate owned)

Is this project grant funded? Please provide a link

Type of grant -

Link to grant -

Central Notice admin comments

• I will create this campaign and banner and will ask for volunteer CN admin approval when it's ready. Best, Martin Rulsch (WMDE) (talk) 18:51, 13 February 2026 (UTC)
• I have created the campaign and banner (no preview because of the geolocation restrictions). Best, Martin Rulsch (WMDE) (talk) 18:46, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for creating the banner @Martin Rulsch (WMDE), the new geo-location script looks very interesting. The banner does not work in dark mode for me, and I notice there's a lot of text in the notice, and would advise (non-binding) to shorten the invitation to join the event. Ciell (talk) 07:56, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

Together, we fixed the darkmode. Ciell has approved and enabled the campaign afterwards. Best, Martin Rulsch (WMDE) (talk) 13:17, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

Because of low registration numbers, we have added two more federal states and extended the duration of the campaign by three days. Best, Martin Rulsch (WMDE) (talk) 09:20, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

April dates and federal states added, banner text slightly changed and geolocation removed. The rest stays the same. Best, Martin Rulsch (WMDE) (talk) 11:16, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

First May campaign dates and federal states added, banner text slightly changed and geolocation removed. The rest stays the same. Best, Martin Rulsch (WMDE) (talk) 10:15, 14 April 2026 (UTC)

Second May campaign dates and federal states added, banner text slightly changed and geolocation removed. The rest stays the same. Best, Martin Rulsch (WMDE) (talk) 14:09, 11 May 2026 (UTC)