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WMDE online newcomer training courses 2026

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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?

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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?

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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)
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Type of grant -

Link to grant -

Discussion

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Central Notice admin comments

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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)[reply]

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

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]