i18n messages in the GlobalBlocking extension need to be updated to indicate that global blocks on accounts can occur. However, these messages should not be changed if the wiki does not yet support globally blocking accounts and the changes to the message imply that you can globally block an account.
Therefore, in some cases two versions of the i18n messages are needed and in other cases the modifications can be made vague enough to not imply that global blocks on accounts are enabled. For messages which are duplicated, the correct message will be chosen depending on the value of the configuration added in T356923: Create a configuration value to control whether global account blocks are enabled.
Creating these alternative messages in a separate patch allows more time for translations to occur and keeps the overall diff size of patches smaller.
The messages with the -new suffix will be renamed in T358777: Rename messages with the '-new' suffix to remove this suffix, so this suffix is intended to be temporary.
Acceptance criteria
- Where necessary, two versions of a i18n message exist where one is the original and one is used when global blocks on accounts is enabled
- If updates are needed but the update does not otherwise cause confusion, the original message should be updated without making an alternative message (for example globalblocking-desc).
QA Results - Local
| AC | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ✅ | https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T356925 here |
