Prior to v1.0 (T235592) of the new replying workflow being released, contributors to the target wikis (Arabic, Dutch, French and Hungarian) need to be aware of how we plan to deploy the feature.

This task is about sharing our deployment strategy (T240607) with contributors to the target wikis and synthesizing any feedback they might have.

Open questions

Ar.wiki

• Where should public announcements about the project be made?
• Where on the wiki should contributors share their feedback?

Hu.wiki

• Which village pump should public announcements about the project be posted to?
• Where on the wiki should contributors share their feedback?

Information to communicate

• Deployment plan
  • Step 1: deploy replying feature via query string parameter (read: Reply tool is accessible to anyone on the wiki provided they use the special URL which we will include in the announcement)
  • Step 2: deploy replying feature as a Beta Feature
  • Step 3: if contributors find value in the replying feature, it will be deployed for everyone on the wiki to use (as an opt-out Preference)
  • Note: the feature will evolve over time. See the project page for a list of planned enhancements: /Talk_pages_project/replying#Versions
• Deployment timing
  • The feature will be deployed as an opt-in Beta Feature as soon as Tuesday, 25-February
• Trying the feature before deployment
  • Contributors can try the feature now, before it is deployed a Beta Feature, by appending ?dtenable=1 to any talk page URL on the wiki
• Feedback
  • Link to where contributors can test DiscussionTools prior to deployment
• Future updates
  • Where people can expect to see updates from the Editing Team posted
    • "Updates" could include information about bugs, enhancements to the feature, deployment plans, etc.

Announcement + feedback locations

Done

• Open questions are resolved
• One public post is made on each of the target wikis (Arabic, Dutch, French and Hungarian) making them aware of the "Information to communicate" above