This task is about deploying the Reply Tool as an opt-out Preference on our four partner Wikipedias: Arabic, Dutch, French and Hungarian at the Arabic, Czech and Hungarian Wikipedias.
The goal of this step in our deployment process [1] is to answer the following questions:
- Are people able to successfully post replies using the feature?
- Is the feature having any unintended affects (e.g. encouraging disruptive talk page comments edits)?
- Are people finding the feature valuable?
To help answer these questions, we will evaluate a set of engagement metrics. The work to calculate these metrics will happen in this task: T247139.
Note: work on this task will not begin until we have a better understanding for how Replying v1.0 is being used as a Beta Feature. See: T249386.
Deployment timing
The Reply Tool will be made available as an opt-out feature on Thursday, 24-September.
Wikis to test
This section lists the wikis where the Reply Tool should be tested.
Wikipedia | Language code |
---|---|
Arabic | ar |
Czech | cs |
Hungarian | hu |
Testing instructions
Scenario A
As a logged out user, at each of the ===Wikis to test listed above:
- Visit a talk page and confirm [ reply ] links appear.
- Open the Reply Tool and document the text input mode – source or visual – that is shown by default.
- Post a comment using the Reply Tool, open the Reply Tool again and document the text input mode – source or visual – that is shown
Scenario B
Create a new account and at each of the ===Wikis to test listed above:
- Visit a talk page and confirm [ reply ] links appear.
- Open the Reply Tool and document the text input mode – source or visual – that is shown by default.
- Post a comment using the Reply Tool, open the Reply Tool again and document the text input mode – source or visual – that is shown
Text input mode behavior
Wiki | Default input mode shown (logged out) | Default input mode shown (new account) | Input mode shown after publishing a comment (logged out) | Input mode shown after publishing a comment (new account) |
---|---|---|---|---|
ar.wiki | Visual | Visual | Not tested | Remembers the last used editor |
cs.wiki | Visual | Visual | Not tested | Remembers the last used editor |
hu.wiki | Visual | Visual | Not tested | Remembers the last used editor |
Open questions
- For whom should version 2.0 of the Replying tool be made available as an opt-out feature?
- All volunteers (logged in/out) at the Arabic, Czech and Hungarian Wikipedias
except for those people who have explicitly turned off the DiscussionTools Beta Feature.⚠️Note: this is NOT technically possible; see: T259943#6449398.
- All volunteers (logged in/out) at the Arabic, Czech and Hungarian Wikipedias
- When should the Reply Tool be made available as an opt-out feature?
- The Reply Tool will be made available as an opt-out feature on Thursday, 24-September.
Done
- "Open questions} have been resolved
- The Reply Tool is available as an opt-out feature for all volunteers at the following Wikipedias: Arabic, Czech and Hungarian