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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Hello! Could this be set to run from 0:00 UTC on March 15th (Friday) for 3 days thereafter? Thank you!

It's not too late to join the Good Article Nominations backlog drive, open until the end of the month! Review articles and earn barnstars!

Thank you! —Ganesha811 (talk) 20:18, 12 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think there has already been a watchlist message for this event, which ran for a week. We probably shouldn't bombard people with these messages. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 10:01, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. --qedk (t 愛 c) 12:00, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi all! Would love to give The Core Contest a shout out to draw in more folks. Thinking a week long notice, beginning whenever possible (we like to draw in people early so they have time to prepare). I imagine the text we used last year would suffice:

Editors are invited to sign up for The Core Contest, an initiative running from April 15 to May 31, which aims to improve vital and other core articles on Wikipedia.

Thanks, Aza24 (talk) 02:40, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Aza24:  Done, but also, you didn't use {{Edit fully-protected}}, better to do that to get more admin eyes. --qedk (t 愛 c) 12:03, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ah good point, but thank you anyways Aza24 (talk) 14:37, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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I have tried to recruit in the usual spots but the reach has turned out to be too limited, so I would like to request a watchlist message. Here is the message I propose:

In celebration of the

Derby 150 article development and backlog drive taking place during the Kentucky Derby Festival, April 20 – May 5, 2024. Sign up here

.

Please by all means suggest alternate language that you think may work better. Thank you for your consideration. Stefen Tower_{s among the rest!} ^{Gab • Gruntwerk} 22:01, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Personally I think this is of too limited an interest to our global audience for a watchlist notice. Stephen 05:06, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Well, that increases the chances I will have to cancel the event. I'll give it a few days to see if anyone signs up but it's looking doubtful. I should have realized the editors are too depleted on this site to make a go. Stefen Tower_{s among the rest!} ^{Gab • Gruntwerk} 05:19, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Given that you're responsible for 95% of the edits to Wikipedia:WikiProject Louisville, and 100% of the edits to your backlog drive pages, I think you know where this is going. Stephen 02:13, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Blaming committed long-timers for the utter ongoing depletion of editors at the Wikipedia doesn't exactly have the best look. Would you rather nobody does the work? I think that can be arranged. Heh. Stefen Tower_{s among the rest!} ^{Gab • Gruntwerk} 03:40, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I wasn't blaming you for anything, just pointing out that no other editor seems interested in editing your pages. Stephen 06:44, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also, frankly, that you don't seem to know the high international regard for the underlying event really should have meant you let somebody else answer. Belittling the very well known Kentucky Derby is very odd. Stefen Tower_{s among the rest!} ^{Gab • Gruntwerk} 03:45, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The underlying daily pageviews for the Kentucky Derby Festival is 15 as you can see here. We use watchlist notices for events of global reach. Something with 15 daily views falls way outside that scope, I'm afraid. Sorry, Stefen. Schwede66 04:23, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The festival around the derby is just the period of time for the drive. It's largely about the Kentucky Derby, which got 33,081 pageviews the past 30 days and this number is climbing considerably higher over the next couple weeks as you may surmise. Stefen Tower_{s among the rest!} ^{Gab • Gruntwerk} 04:29, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Schwede66 I have updated the message to link to the core of this subject, the Kentucky Derby. Does 1,100 daily pageviews do it? Stefen Tower_{s among the rest!} ^{Gab • Gruntwerk} 04:37, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No. Not for a global audience. Schwede66 05:17, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't belittle the Kentucky Derby, and you know nothing about my knowledge of it. Stephen 06:49, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Kentucky Derby lacks global relevance and a backlog drive organised around the subject would hold no interest for most editors. – Teratix ₵ 05:41, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Whew. The decision is the decision but that statement is like saying Muhammad Ali and KFC lack global relevance. All three are widely known around the globe. I'm flummoxed. You know this is THE KENTUCKY DERBY, right? Part of the Triple Crown of Horse Racing? World renowned. Egad. Stefen Tower_{s among the rest!} ^{Gab • Gruntwerk} 05:47, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Honestly, I wouldn't support watchlist notices for backlog drives around Ali or KFC, either – again, not the sort of thing many editors would participate in. – Teratix ₵ 05:58, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]