Consider revising the language we use in the interface to refer to pinging
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	• ppelberg
	Jan 14 2022, 10:56 PM

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This task involves the work with revising the language we use throughout the interface for pinging/at-mentioning/tagging/etc. other people.

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As someone who is new to using Wikipedia talk pages, I want to understand what capabilities each of the Discussion Tools features offers me, so that I can be sure I am using them to their full extent to meet my needs.

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Context	Current copy	Revised copy
New Discussion Tool Hint	`...and to ping others with a new shortcut.`	TBD
Special:Preferences	`This will add a toolbar to the quick replying and quick topic adding features’ source modes that includes shortcuts for pinging and adding links.`

Thank you to @Scann who raised this issue on mediawiki.org.

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• ppelberg created this task.Jan 14 2022, 10:56 PM

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• ppelberg renamed this task from Consider revising the language we use in the interface for pinging to Consider revising the language we use in the interface to refer to pinging.Jan 14 2022, 10:58 PM

I think the toolbar button that actually lets you ping someone should also be part of this task: it’s the same action as the other two, but it already says Mention a user, not ping. Whatever term is decided upon, all three affordances should use it.

• ppelberg moved this task from Backlog to Existing Feature Improvements on the DiscussionTools board.Jan 20 2022, 4:25 PM

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	Jan 14 2022, 10:56 PM

Consider revising the language we use in the interface to refer to pingingOpen, Needs TriagePublicActions

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Consider revising the language we use in the interface to refer to pinging
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