first described here: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Topic:Vpt3g4xso7kmnqh5
problem
When used on talk:pages, the Paragraph-based Edit Conflict Interface deletes answer that have been added between one user opening the tool by running in a conflict and resolving the conflict.
Reproduce
- Create edit conflict on talk:page between two users
- Leave Paragraph-based Edit Conflict Interface open with one user. Do not resolve the conflict
- Enter more comments on the same talk:page with the user who does not have Interface open or a third user
- resolve the conflict from step 2 in Interface
- Comments from step 3 are deleted
Example
https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Benutzer_Diskussion:Itti&diff=201718902&oldid=201718833
Impact
Deleting other peoples comments leads to Appealing a block
Users who work with Paragraph-based Edit Conflict Interface are more likely to be blocked
In cases where the problem with the interface is detected, the community asks members to deactivate the interface