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Implement deletetalk option for mw_version < '1.38wmf24'
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Description

Problem:
For mw_version < '1.38wmf24' the deletetalk option is just ignored.

Solution:
Implement deleting the corresponding talk page if mw_version < '1.38wmf24' instead just giving a warning.

Event Timeline

Xqt triaged this task as High priority.Mar 16 2026, 9:39 AM
Xqt changed the subtype of this task from "Task" to "Feature Request".

@Xqt Hey. Yes I am. I’m just reviewing and will push changes tomorrow. I am new to the project so took a little bit to figure out how everything works. Thanks.

This comment was removed by Kengkong1.

Change #1258072 had a related patch set uploaded (by Kengkong; author: Kengkong):

[pywikibot/core@master] Implement deletetalk option for older MediaWiki versions

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1258072

Change #1258072 merged by Xqt:

[pywikibot/core@master] Implement deletetalk option for older MediaWiki versions

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1258072

@Kengkong1: Please add yourself onto the AUTHORS.rst file if not already done.

@Xqt. Hi. To do this can i create a new commit- not attached to a bug?