CentralNotice/Request/Wikipedia Day US + North America 2020

Wikipedia Day US + North America 2020

• Pharos (talk · contribs · page moves · block user · block log), primary contact (Requested at 23:42, 13 December 2019 (UTC))

Central Notice Settings
What is the campaign duration? 01-01-2019 → 02-15-2019 (not continuous - local events will typically only be up about 10 days) Which projects will you be targeting? all What languages will you be targeting? English, perhaps others 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 perhaps for longer period What countries will your campaign target? US, several state-based subnational banners for local events in New York, California, etc, with WALRUS. Also possible other parts of North America, particularly with Wikimedians of the Caribbean User Group. 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 - To attract greater participation at regional Wikipedia Day events in the US through WALRUS, and possibly elsewhere in North America through Wikimedians of the Caribbean User Group or others. These are usually the largest non-editathon meetups of the calendar year, often take the form of a one-day Wikipedia Day unconference, are suitable for newbies looking to become more engaged, and have been held annually in New York City since 2010, in Los Angeles since 2017, and sometimes elsewhere. This request is unusual because we are asking for subnational banners for local events in particular US states, see last year's request at CentralNotice/Request/Wikipedia Day US 2019.

Metrics - Will be measured by participation at the meetups.

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

Banners -

Landing Page -

Is this project grant funded? Please provide a link

Type of grant - Simple Annual Plan Grant for New York City, Rapid Grant for Los Angeles.

Link to grant - New York City, Los Angeles, without grants for other localities.

Discussion

• As an event organizer, I've found geotargetted banners to be a large help for event turnout. For example, the geotargeted banner for Wikipedia Day 2019 Chicago drove hundreds of pageviews to the event page, and turnout was the largest for a Chicago event in years. A CentralNotice would help publicize the upcoming NYC and LA events, which is a positive thing. Airplaneman ✈ 22:21, 22 December 2019 (UTC)
• This banner will be useful to the efforts of communities aiming to build capacity in the Caribbean of new Wikimedia editors. It would allow those yet reached and invitation to connect to the greater Wiki community.Shanluan (talk)