Editing Eurovision Wiki:Village pump (proposals) (section)

== CentralNotice banner in Indonesia explaining the recent block on auth.wikimedia.org and linking to ID WP community statement ==

Background: Indonesian government blocked the login/registration authentication subdomain in Indonesia since Feb 25th.
* (Indonesian) [https://www.komdigi.go.id/berita/siaran-pers/detail/kemkomdigi-batasi-fitur-login-wikimedia-karena-belum-daftar-pse-privat Kemkomdigi Batasi Fitur Login Wikimedia]'''
* https://en.tempo.co/read/2091029/contributors-urge-indonesia-to-unblock-wikipedia-login-access 
* https://voi.id/en/news/561350
* https://www.techinasia.com/news/indonesia-limits-wikimedia-access-after-registration-delay 

The communities from Indonesia have written a statement together, and proposed to put up a banner: 
* (Indonesian) https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Pernyataan_resmi_komunitas_Wikipedia_bahasa_Indonesia_terhadap_pembatasan_akses_auth.wikimedia.org_di_Indonesia
* [https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pembicaraan_Wikipedia:Pernyataan_resmi_komunitas_Wikipedia_bahasa_Indonesia_terhadap_pembatasan_akses_auth.wikimedia.org_di_Indonesia/Isi#Embassy Place to discuss this statement in English]
* [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CentralNotice/Request/Official_community_statement_of_Indonesian_projects_contributors Banner (ongoing) request] in Meta.

I would like to invite English Wikipedia to put a banner as well, to be displayed through March 10, 2026, with Indonesian geolocation (according to stats.wikimedia.org, in February 2026, English Wikipedia has 58 million page views from Indonesia), explaining the restriction and link to the community statement.

Wikimedia Foundation statement can be found in [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2026-03-10/In_the_media#Logins_blocked_in_Indonesia]]

Banner content (feel free to copyedit):

:Since February 2026, registration and login access to Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects has been '''[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2026-03-10/In the media#Logins blocked in Indonesia|blocked in Indonesia]]'''. At this time, these sites remain accessible to read, and to contribute to as logged-out users.
:[[Wikipedia:Open letters/Official statement from the Indonesian Wikipedia community regarding the restriction of access to auth.wikimedia.org in Indonesia|read more]] →

Cheers. [[User:Bennylin|Bennylin]] ([[User talk:Bennylin|talk]]) 06:30, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

:A banner is probably a good idea to inform editors/users of the situation as it will impact some users, but the second sentence directly communicating with the Ministry does not seem necessary for this. May as well include a link to that Signpost which seems to explain the situation, unless we want to spin up a separate information page. [[User:Chipmunkdavis|CMD]] ([[User talk:Chipmunkdavis|talk]]) 07:04, 10 March 2026 (UTC)
::Feel free to edit the banner. We were thinking of tagging the ministry in social media and such. [[User:Bennylin|Bennylin]] ([[User talk:Bennylin|talk]]) 07:22, 10 March 2026 (UTC)
::A separate information page wouldn't be a bad idea. It could focus specifically on how it affects readers and editors and what actions they can take, with a link to the Signpost for more information on the background. '''[[User:Thebiguglyalien|<span style="color:#0c4709">Thebiguglyalien</span>]]''' ([[User talk:Thebiguglyalien|<span style="color:#472c09">talk</span>]]) 21:12, 10 March 2026 (UTC)
:::I would combine then with a few tweaks like so, with the signpost link as a placeholder for a specific information page:{{pb}}{{green|Since February 2026, registration and login access to Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects has been '''[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2026-03-10/In the media#Logins blocked in Indonesia|blocked in Indonesia]]'''. At this time, these sites remain accessible to read, and to contribute to as logged-out users.}} [[User:Chipmunkdavis|CMD]] ([[User talk:Chipmunkdavis|talk]]) 03:46, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
::::@[[User:Chipmunkdavis|Chipmunkdavis]] maybe this link instead? [[Wikipedia:Open letters/Official statement from the Indonesian Wikipedia community regarding the restriction of access to auth.wikimedia.org in Indonesia]]. [[User:Robertsky|– robertsky]] ([[User talk:Robertsky|talk]]) 04:03, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::I would not link an open letter from another Wikipedia so prominently unless endorsed by the English Wikipedia community. [[User:Chipmunkdavis|CMD]] ([[User talk:Chipmunkdavis|talk]]) 05:31, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
::::I've incorporated CMD's version. We can still discuss where to link the "Read more" to (or none at all). Thanks. [[User:Bennylin|Bennylin]] ([[User talk:Bennylin|talk]]) 08:51, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:'''Support'''. Also in agreement with CMD. [[User:Robertsky|– robertsky]] ([[User talk:Robertsky|talk]]) 07:11, 10 March 2026 (UTC)
:'''Support.''' [[User:Jack Wylde|Jack Wylde]] ([[User talk:Jack Wylde|talk]]) 08:30, 10 March 2026 (UTC)
:{{Agree}} But, as mentioned by CMD, instead of directly urged by "us", should we use the literal translation from Indonesian copy that encourage our readers to do so? Or, is it intentional in English?
:So, what do you think if we go with: "Since February 2026, registration and login access to Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects has been restricted in Indonesia. We ['''encourage you to'''] urge the Ministry of Communication and Digital <s>Technology</s> ['''Affairs'''] to revoke this restriction so that we can continue to disseminate knowledge together!" [[User:William Surya Permana|William Surya Permana]] ([[User talk:William Surya Permana|talk]]) 13:25, 10 March 2026 (UTC)
::I have incorporated your changes. Thanks. [[User:Bennylin|Bennylin]] ([[User talk:Bennylin|talk]]) 17:31, 10 March 2026 (UTC)
:WMF's statement: {{tqq|At this time, Wikimedia projects remain accessible to read and contribute to as logged-out users.}} should probably be added to the notice too. [[User:Some1|Some1]] ([[User talk:Some1|talk]]) 13:44, 10 March 2026 (UTC)
::That would be obvious because they're able to visit that wiki page, no? [[User:Bennylin|Bennylin]] ([[User talk:Bennylin|talk]]) 17:32, 10 March 2026 (UTC)
:'''Support''' a banner with whatever wording the community agrees upon. This should be the response when Wikipedia is forcefully censored. It's frightening how common it's becoming, and it's even more frightening that, to this point, a portion of the community has been so resistant to protesting when it happens. '''[[User:Thebiguglyalien|<span style="color:#0c4709">Thebiguglyalien</span>]]''' ([[User talk:Thebiguglyalien|<span style="color:#472c09">talk</span>]]) 21:09, 10 March 2026 (UTC)