[SPIKE] Verify new source mode has not caused an increase in dirty diffs
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	Apr 6 2021, 12:52 AM

Description

This task is about verifying DiscussionTools` new source mode (T276608) has not caused any regressions in the Reply Tool's Dirty Diff Rate.

Background

Prior to the DiscussionTools` new source mode being made available to all users by default (read: as an opt-out setting) in T276609, it is important that we verify this new mode does not cause an increase in the dirty diff incident rate.

Dirty diff rate

Average dirty diff rate in 4 weeks preceding new `source` mode's deployment	Average dirty diff rate in 4 weeks following new `source` mode's deployment (T276608)
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//Data can be found in: DiscussionTools usage report

Done

~~The table in the ===Dirty diff rate section above is completed~~
A message is posted on the en.wiki Talk pages project page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Talk_pages_project (cc @Pelagic)
- Message posted; see: https://w.wiki/3muJ.

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Status	Assigned	Task
Open	None	T294592 [EPIC] Ensure Talk Pages Project "Phase 1" work is easy to maintain, build upon, and learn from
Open	None	T276607 Converge on a single DiscussionTools source mode
Resolved	ppelberg	T276609 Offer the source mode with tools as an opt-out setting
Declined	None	T279396 [SPIKE] Verify new source mode has not caused an increase in dirty diffs

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ppelberg created this task.Apr 6 2021, 12:52 AM

I'll note that it's very unlikely that the new source mode will lead to more dirty diffs (changes elsewhere on the page when adding a new comment) – it adds the wikitext to the page in the exact same way as the old one.

However, it might lead to more mistakes in the wikitext that is added, for example because a user accidentally clicks a toolbar button, or because a user misunderstands the "Convert formatting to wikitext" dialog when pasting and ends up with a bunch of nowiki tags.

We don't have a way to automatically detect the latter.

ppelberg moved this task from Backlog to Triaged on the DiscussionTools board.Apr 8 2021, 3:21 PM

ppelberg added a project: Editing-team (Kanban Board).Jul 24 2021, 12:37 AM

I am declining this task considering what Bartosz shared in T279396#6976348. Namely: the New Discussion Tool uses the same process for publishing topics drafted with the New Discussion Tool to talk pages as the existing experience does. And – to our knowledge – the existing &action=edit&section=new workflow does not cause content corruption.

ppelberg updated the task description. (Show Details)Aug 2 2021, 6:02 PM

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