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This task is about converging on a single source editing mode to reduce the resources required to ensure volunteers can use `Discussiontools` in all the ways they expect. //Note: work on this task depends on us verifying that no blocking issues surface in "Step 1." and "Step 2."// === Background T275950 introduced a new mode within `Discussiontools`. Introducing this "mode" has meant volunteers gained access tools for pinging, linking, and formatting text within `Discussiontools` `source` editing interfaces. It has also meant there are now three `Discussiontools` modes: 1) `Visual` 2) `Source` and 3) `Source mode with tools`. There being "three modes" is notable in this context for it increases the resources required to ensure volunteers can use `Discussiontools` in all the ways they expect.

This task is about converging on a single source editing mode to reduce the resources required to ensure volunteers can use `Discussiontools` in all the ways they expect. //Note: work on this task depends on us verifying that no blocking issues surface in "Step 1." and "Step 2" of the "Plan" below.// === Plan |Step #|Action|Purpose|Ticket |---|---|---|--- |1.| Offer the `source mode with tools` as an **opt-in** setting for everyone who has DT enabled|1) Verify people who have expressed interest in this new mode functions as they expect it to. 2) Determine whether people who start using the new mode continue using it.| T276608 | |2.|Offer `source mode with tools` as an **opt-out** setting for //some// of the people who have DT enabled |1) Identify and address edge cases. 2) Determine whether the `source mode with tools` has parity with the existing `source` mode. | T276609 |3.| Converge on a single `source mode with tools` within DiscussionTools|1. Increase the maintainability of Discussion Tools //Note: this step assumes no blocking issues surface in "Step 1." and "Step 2."//| T276607 === Background T275950 introduced a new mode within `Discussiontools`. Introducing this "mode" has meant volunteers gained access tools for pinging, linking, and formatting text within `Discussiontools` `source` editing interfaces. It has also meant there are now three `Discussiontools` modes: 1) `Visual` 2) `Source` and 3) `Source mode with tools`. There being "three modes" is notable in this context for it increases the resources required to ensure volunteers can use `Discussiontools` in all the ways they expect.

This task is about converging on a single source editing mode to reduce the resources required to ensure volunteers can use `Discussiontools` in all the ways they expect. //Note: work on this task depends on us verifying that no blocking issues surface in "Step 1." and "Step 2" of the "Plan" below.// === Plan |Step #|Action|Purpose|Ticket |---|---|---|--- |1.| Offer the `source mode with tools` as an **opt-in** setting for everyone who has DT enabled|1) Verify people who have expressed interest in this new mode functions as they expect it to. 2) Determine whether people who start using the new mode continue using it.| T276608 | |2.|Offer `source mode with tools` as an **opt-out** setting for //some// of the people who have DT enabled |1) Identify and address edge cases. 2) Determine whether the `source mode with tools` has parity with the existing `source` mode. | T276609 |3.| Converge on a single `source mode with tools` within DiscussionTools|1. Increase the maintainability of Discussion Tools //Note: this step assumes no blocking issues surface in "Step 1." and "Step 2."//| T276607 === Background T275950 introduced a new mode within `Discussiontools`. Introducing this "mode" has meant volunteers gained access tools for pinging, linking, and formatting text within `Discussiontools` `source` editing interfaces. It has also meant there are now three `Discussiontools` modes: 1) `Visual` 2) `Source` and 3) `Source mode with tools`. There being "three modes" is notable in this context for it increases the resources required to ensure volunteers can use `Discussiontools` in all the ways they expect.