Similar to T367500: Explore displaying additional info in comment field for open Outreach related tasks, first requires deploying upstream T354769: Display warning about commenting on a task already closed as duplicate.
Recent comments in misc tasks like "Is this task still available?" (assignee/patch/status), "Please provide some guidance", "Please elaborate", "Where can I find the codebase", etc. are a bit noisy for everyone.
Idea:
- Check if user account was created within last seven days via a cheap $viewerCreated = $this->getViewer()->getDateCreated(); $userAccountAge = time() - $userCreated; $userIsNew = $userAccountAge < (60*60*24*7);
- In that case, display placeholder in comment field (as new technical contributors usually look for an existing task and do not file new tasks) like Welcome to Wikimedia Phabricator! If you are a new technical contributor, please read https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/New_Developers and its "Communication tips" section to learn if a task is still available, how to find the codebase, and general guidance. Also check https://developer.wikimedia.org/ - Thanks!