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At https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meta:Babel#Proposal_to_enable_DiscussionTools_on_Meta-Wiki_as_an_opt-in_Beta_Feature (https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Meta:Babel&oldid=20453755), there is consensus to enable DiscussionTools on Meta as an opt-in beta feature.

At https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meta:Babel#Proposal_to_enable_DiscussionTools_on_Meta-Wiki_as_an_opt-in_Beta_Feature (https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Meta:Babel&oldid=20453755), there is consensus to enable DiscussionTools on Meta as an opt-in beta feature. === Deployment timing The Reply Tool should be made available on Meta as a Beta Feature on **Wednesday, 14-October-2020** in conjunction with it being made available on the other "Phase 2 wikis." //See: T264693#6531186.// === Implementation details - To use the Reply Tool, all logged in editors at https://meta.wikimedia.org/ who **DO NOT** have the `Automatically enable most beta features` preference enabled, will need to do the following: -- 1. Go to https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures -- 2. Locate the `Discussion tools` "beta feature" -- 3. "Check" the checkbox to enable the `Discussion tools` "beta feature" -- 4. Visit any talk page or talk-like page (e.g. a page where `__NEWSECTIONLINK__` is present), observe `[ reply ]` links are appended to each comment - To use the Reply Tool, all logged in editors at https://meta.wikimedia.org/ who **DO** have the `Automatically enable most beta features` preference enabled, will need to do the following: -- 1. Visit any talk page or talk-like page (e.g. a page where `__NEWSECTIONLINK__` is present), observe `[ reply ]` links are appended to each comment === Testing instructions 1. **Visit** https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures and confirm `DiscussionTools` is available as a Beta feature 2. **Visit** a discussion page (e.g. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meta:Babel) and file a task if `[ reply ]` links are NOT appearing where and/or how you think they should be 3. **Visit** your user sandbox page at https://meta.wikimedia.org/ -- A) Document the text input mode – `source` or `visual` – that is shown when a **logged in user** uses the Reply Tool for the //first time// in the "Text input mode behavior" section below -- B) Document if the Reply Tool does NOT "remember" [i] the text input mode – `source` or `visual` – you used in your previous edit -- C) File a task if you encounter cases where you are unable to post comments [ii] and/or if the Reply Tool behaves in any ways you deem to be unexpected === Text input mode behavior |Wiki|Input mode shown by default (logged in)|Tool remembers last input mode used (y/n) |---|---|--- === Done - [ ] The behavior described in the "Implementation" details section above is implemented - [ ] QA has completed the steps described in the "Testing instructions" section - [ ] QA has filed tickets for the new issues that surfaced while completing the steps described in the "Testing instructions" section - [ ] QA has filled in the table in the "Text input mode behavior" section

At https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meta:Babel#Proposal_to_enable_DiscussionTools_on_Meta-Wiki_as_an_opt-in_Beta_Feature (https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Meta:Babel&oldid=20453755), there is consensus to enable DiscussionTools on Meta as an opt-in beta feature. === Deployment timing The Reply Tool should be made available on Meta as a Beta Feature on **Wednesday, 14-October-2020** in conjunction with it being made available on the other "Phase 2 wikis." //See: T264693#6531186.// === Implementation details - To use the Reply Tool, all logged in editors at https://meta.wikimedia.org/ who **DO NOT** have the `Automatically enable most beta features` preference enabled, will need to do the following: -- 1. Go to https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures -- 2. Locate the `Discussion tools` "beta feature" -- 3. "Check" the checkbox to enable the `Discussion tools` "beta feature" -- 4. Visit any talk page or talk-like page (e.g. a page where `__NEWSECTIONLINK__` is present), observe `[ reply ]` links are appended to each comment - To use the Reply Tool, all logged in editors at https://meta.wikimedia.org/ who **DO** have the `Automatically enable most beta features` preference enabled, will need to do the following: -- 1. Visit any talk page or talk-like page (e.g. a page where `__NEWSECTIONLINK__` is present), observe `[ reply ]` links are appended to each comment === Testing instructions 1. **Visit** https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures and confirm `DiscussionTools` is available as a Beta feature 2. **Visit** a discussion page (e.g. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meta:Babel) and file a task if `[ reply ]` links are NOT appearing where and/or how you think they should be 3. **Visit** your user sandbox page at https://meta.wikimedia.org/ -- A) Document the text input mode – `source` or `visual` – that is shown when a **logged in user** uses the Reply Tool for the //first time// in the "Text input mode behavior" section below -- B) Document if the Reply Tool does NOT "remember" [i] the text input mode – `source` or `visual` – you used in your previous edit -- C) File a task if you encounter cases where you are unable to post comments [ii] and/or if the Reply Tool behaves in any ways you deem to be unexpected === Text input mode behavior |Wiki|Input mode shown by default (logged in)|Tool remembers last input mode used (y/n) |---|---|--- === Done - [ ] The behavior described in the "Implementation" details section above is implemented - [ ] QA has completed the steps described in the "Testing instructions" section - [ ] QA has filed tickets for the new issues that surfaced while completing the steps described in the "Testing instructions" section - [ ] QA has filled in the table in the "Text input mode behavior" section