Create empty state mockups for user talk pages (logged out)
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	ppelberg
	Jul 30 2021, 6:07 PM

Description

T274831 and T277329 implemented the user talk page empty state experience.

While implemented for both logged in and logged out users, the design implemented in those two tickets assumed you were logged in.

This task is about extending this approach to draft new interface copy that is explicitly designed for anon user talk pages.

User stories

Another IP editor's user talk page
Understanding the purpose of the page

As a Junior Contributor seeing the user talk page of an anon user that has not-yet-been-created, I want to know this user is being identified by their IP address because they have not created an account, so that I can understand what the string of numbers and/or letters mean and who/what I am potentially addressing my message to.
As a Junior Contributor seeing the user talk page of an anon user that has not-yet-been-created, I want to understand that I can use this page to start a conversation about edits that have been made by this IP address so that I can decide whether I should start a conversation on this page or leave/go somewhere else
As a Junior Contributor seeing the user talk page of an anon user that has not-yet-been-created, I want to know that edits made by this IP address may have been made by different people so that I understand it is possible the person with whom I am trying to communicate with will NOT be the person to respond.

Starting a discussion

As a Junior Contributor who is wanting to talk with an anon user about the edit(s) they have made made, I want to know what to do to start a discussion, so that they can become aware of what's on my mind.

Editing the page

As a Senior Contributor who has clicked a link to a user talk page that not-yet-been-created, I want to be able to add content to the page (e.g. add a template) without being constrained by the New Discussion Tool's Title / Description fields, so that I can avoid having to manually type out a long message.

Mockups

We will [likely] build off of/reuse the mockups implemented in T277329/T274831.

Copy

Another IP address's user talk page
UI copy to be added here. To see the current experience at en.wiki, visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:2601:2C7:4480:49E0:BD0E:C5BB:EDA5:D2C5&action=edit&redlink=1.

Requirements

When possible, all documentation links should lead to local help pages.
In cases where local help pages do not exist, documentation links should lead people to a mediawiki.org help page that appears in their UI language.

Done

Copy is written that satisfies the ===User stories above
Copy is implemented

Details

	Subject	Repo	Branch	Lines +/-
	Empty states for anon/IP user talk pages	mediawiki/extensions/DiscussionTools	master	+78 -25

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Resolved	None	T275256 Make New Topic Tool (desktop) available as opt-out feature at all wikis
Resolved	• LZaman	T271964 [Release ticket] Make New Discussion Tool available as opt-out feature at partner wikis
Resolved	ppelberg	T270323 Design user experience for creating discussions on non-existent (red linked) talk pages
Resolved	DLynch	T287779 Create empty state mockups for user talk pages (logged out)

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ppelberg created this task.Jul 30 2021, 6:07 PM

ppelberg mentioned this in T270323: Design user experience for creating discussions on non-existent (red linked) talk pages.

ppelberg reassigned this task from ppelberg to • iamjessklein.Jul 30 2021, 6:20 PM

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ppelberg moved this task from Incoming to Upcoming on the Editing-team (Kanban Board) board.

ppelberg moved this task from Backlog to Triaged on the DiscussionTools board.

ppelberg updated the task description. (Show Details)Aug 10 2021, 5:50 PM

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ppelberg moved this task from Upcoming to Ready to Be Worked On on the Editing-team (Kanban Board) board.Aug 10 2021, 6:11 PM

• iamjessklein moved this task from Ready to Be Worked On to Doing on the Editing-team (Kanban Board) board.Aug 12 2021, 5:40 PM

• iamjessklein moved this task from Doing to Ready to Be Worked On on the Editing-team (Kanban Board) board.

• LZaman mentioned this in T271964: [Release ticket] Make New Discussion Tool available as opt-out feature at partner wikis.Aug 12 2021, 6:35 PM

I've updated the copy in our Empty State Copy doc.

There are two sets of copy:

IP user page (under Self tab)
Someone else's IP user page (under User tab)
@ppelberg please review the copy and add any tweaks that you may have to the "Proposed Copy" column and then update this thread making me aware of the change.

• iamjessklein reassigned this task from • iamjessklein to ppelberg.Aug 20 2021, 5:14 PM

ppelberg added a parent task: T271964: [Release ticket] Make New Discussion Tool available as opt-out feature at partner wikis.Aug 21 2021, 12:52 AM

@DLynch the final copy can be found in the copy document

Change 714822 had a related patch set uploaded (by DLynch; author: DLynch):

[mediawiki/extensions/DiscussionTools@master] Empty states for anon/IP user talk pages

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/714822

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Aug 25 2021, 7:29 PM

DLynch moved this task from Ready to Be Worked On to Code Review on the Editing-team (Kanban Board) board.Aug 25 2021, 7:36 PM

Test wiki created on Patch Demo by DLynch (WMF) using patch(es) linked to this task:

https://patchdemo.wmflabs.org/wikis/5fe19242bc/w/

Test wiki on Patch Demo by DLynch (WMF) using patch(es) linked to this task was deleted:

~~https://patchdemo.wmflabs.org/wikis/5fe19242bc/w/~~

Change 714822 merged by jenkins-bot: