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Commons notice (Watchlist notice)

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Commons has 3 kinds of top of page messages that can be used to convey information or announcements to readers and editors:

An extensive and configurable watchlist notice system
The "Sitenotice", found at MediaWiki:Sitenotice, is displayed at the top of all pages for all logged-in users, and for anonymous users if MediaWiki:Anonnotice is empty; this latter message can be used to display information only to users who are not logged in. Alternatively, by 'blanking' the anonnotice and replacing it with <p></p>, the sitenotice can be used as a "logged-in-notice" to display information only to users who are logged in. MediaWiki:Sitenotice-translation provides localised sitenotices via {{LangSwitch}}, using MediaWiki:Sitenotice for en. MediaWiki:Sitenotice can contain any markup but must contain a <p>-tag. The contents of this <p>-tag are then replaced by MediaWiki:Sitenotice-translation, loaded by a script in MediaWiki:Common.js
There is also the CentralNotice, found at meta:Special:CentralNotice, an extension which can display banners at the top of a select group of Wikimedia sites simultaneously.

New messages must increment the id, or the message will not always appear for users who hid the previous message. Read the template reference or use the Wizard when creating new messages.

New watchlist message

{{Edit request}} Please add the following watchlist message:

{{WatchlistNotice
 |id = 1710349391089
 |text = {{LangSwitch
   | en = Contributors based in Canada are invited to participate in a [[wmca:Form2024|five-minute survey for Wikimedia Canada]].
   | fr = Wikimédia Canada invite les personnes qui contribuent à des projets Wiki à participer à [[wmca:Form2024|une enquête (temps de réponse : environ cinq minutes)]].
 }}
 |type = other_projects
 |from = 2024-03-13 00:00:00
 |until = 2024-03-18 23:59:59
 |countries = CA:
 |languages = en:en-ca:en-gb:fr:
}}

Chelsea Chiovelli (WMCA) (talk) 17:08, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done --Lucas Werkmeister (talk) 01:04, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Chelsea Chiovelli (WMCA) (talk) 16:05, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New watchlist message

{{Edit request}} Please add the following watchlist message:

{{WatchlistNotice
 |id = 1719336973752
 |text = {{LangSwitch
   | en = Join WikiClub Toronto for a photo-walk and edit-a-thon on July 7! Visit the [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/Toronto/2024_July_7|meet-up page]] for more details.
 }}
 |type = other_projects
 |from = 2024-06-25 00:00:00
 |until = 2024-07-05 23:59:59
 |countries = CA:
 |latFrom = 43.985595703125
 |latTo = 43.3154296875
 |lonFrom = -79.998779296875
 |lonTo = -78.77197265625
 |languages = en:en-ca:
}}

Chelsea Chiovelli (WMCA) (talk) 17:37, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done… I kinda get the impression WMCA is the only chapter who knows about this feature :D --Lucas Werkmeister (talk) 20:24, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That is a lot of significant digits. I hope that the Quebeçois don't submit a French-only message. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 20:49, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I just used the 'Select Area' feature on the Watchlist Message Wizard but if it's a problem I have no problem adjusting the area! Chelsea Chiovelli (WMCA) (talk) 23:44, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! It is a very useful feature :D Chelsea Chiovelli (WMCA) (talk) 23:41, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Lucas Werkmeister Is it possible to take the notice down early? The event organizers have closed the registration already due to capacity limits with their venue. Thanks! Chelsea Chiovelli (WMCA) (talk) 20:55, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sure!

Done --Lucas Werkmeister (talk) 19:41, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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