Parser support for talk pages
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This is a tracking bug for a number of related proposals for wikitext changes that might aid talk page editing and tooling. These are all ideas at this time but not actual implementation choices or decisions. These phab tasks will let us experiment and collect feedback.

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Status	Assigned	Task
Open	None	T230654 Parser support for talk pages
Open	None	T230653 Use a parser function to encapsulate signatures
Open	None	T234966 Decide on HTML format for machine-readable signatures
Open	None	T230658 Syntax for list item attributes
Open	None	T230659 Automatically-assigned id attributes for list items
Open	None	T230683 New syntax for multiline list items / talk page comments
Open	Arlolra	T114432 [RFC] Heredoc arguments for templates (aka "hygienic" or "long" arguments)
Open	None	T246960 Publish Technical RfC: new syntax for multi-line list items/talk page comments
Resolved	ppelberg	T256694 Add RfC link to "switching disabled" exception message
Open	Whatamidoing-WMF	T258850 Make volunteer stakeholders aware of RfC for implementing new syntax for multi-line comments
Open	None	T231037 Add <div> around non-nested list item content
Resolved	matmarex	T140606 Check user signature for linter errors
Open	None	T178879 Automatically (or manually, server-side) fix user signatures containing Lint errors
Resolved	matmarex	T237700 Require user signatures to contain a link to their user page, talk page or contributions
Resolved	matmarex	T244519 Coordinating signature preference validation changes
Resolved	Whatamidoing-WMF	T247046 Publicize new signature requirements proposal
Open	None	T248632 Implement new signature requirements
Open	None	T255324 Prevent invalid signature from being saved
Open	Whatamidoing-WMF	T255898 Tell people about the new requirements for custom user signatures
Resolved	Whatamidoing-WMF	T254613 Post final requirements and implementation plan to proposal page
Resolved	Whatamidoing-WMF	T254614 Notify "tech audiences" about signature requirement consultation outcomes
Open	Whatamidoing-WMF	T254616 Post messages on user talk pages people affected by new requirements
Open	Whatamidoing-WMF	T254619 Send final reminder about signature changes
Resolved	ppelberg	T256517 Make signature validation error messaging more clear

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cscott created this task.Aug 17 2019, 1:30 PM

Restricted Application added a subscriber: Aklapper. · View Herald TranscriptAug 17 2019, 1:30 PM

cscott added a subtask: T230653: Use a parser function to encapsulate signatures.Aug 17 2019, 1:31 PM

cscott added a subtask: T114432: [RFC] Heredoc arguments for templates (aka "hygienic" or "long" arguments).

cscott added a subtask: T230658: Syntax for list item attributes.Aug 17 2019, 2:08 PM

cscott added a subtask: T230659: Automatically-assigned id attributes for list items.Aug 17 2019, 2:15 PM

Very short presentation on this: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimania_2019_-_New_Wikitext_for_Chat_Pages.pdf

cscott mentioned this in T114432: [RFC] Heredoc arguments for templates (aka "hygienic" or "long" arguments).Aug 17 2019, 10:05 PM

cscott added a subtask: T230683: New syntax for multiline list items / talk page comments.Aug 18 2019, 11:49 AM

cscott removed a subtask: T114432: [RFC] Heredoc arguments for templates (aka "hygienic" or "long" arguments).Aug 18 2019, 11:54 AM

ssastry updated the task description. (Show Details)Aug 18 2019, 12:27 PM

Anomie added a subscriber: Anomie.Aug 19 2019, 6:12 PM

cscott added a subtask: T231037: Add <div> around non-nested list item content.Aug 22 2019, 6:33 PM

cscott mentioned this in T230683: New syntax for multiline list items / talk page comments.

Esanders added a project: OWC2020.Sep 15 2019, 2:56 PM

marcella added a subscriber: marcella.Oct 7 2019, 2:36 PM

matmarex added a subtask: T140606: Check user signature for linter errors.Nov 8 2019, 12:01 AM

matmarex added a subtask: T237700: Require user signatures to contain a link to their user page, talk page or contributions.

LGoto moved this task from Needs Triage to Backlog on the Parsoid board.Feb 15 2020, 12:05 AM

LGoto triaged this task as Medium priority.May 1 2020, 4:17 PM

LGoto moved this task from Backlog to Feature requests on the Parsoid board.

I don’t know if a new subtask is needed, but I think semantic HTML should be used.
According to WhatWG HTML specifications, <article> tag should be used for topics and for comments (instead of <dd>, fixing T6521).

Besides, some work on parsing seem to have been done for mobile app: T221148.

GhostInTheMachine added a subscriber: GhostInTheMachine.Jun 5 2020, 11:00 AM

Esanders added a project: DiscussionTools.Jun 25 2020, 12:53 PM

ppelberg closed subtask T237700: Require user signatures to contain a link to their user page, talk page or contributions as Resolved.Jul 16 2020, 10:09 PM

ppelberg closed subtask T140606: Check user signature for linter errors as Resolved.Aug 3 2020, 11:15 PM

Aklapper removed a subscriber: Anomie.Oct 16 2020, 5:02 PM