Prior to v1.0 (T235592) of the new replying workflow being released, contributors to the target wikis (Arabic, Dutch, French and Hungarian) need to be aware of how we plan to deploy the feature.
This task is about sharing our deployment strategy (T240607) with contributors to the target wikis and synthesizing any feedback they might have.
=== Open questions
**Ar.wiki**
- [ ] Where should contributors to target wikis be sharingpublic announcements about the project be made?
- [ ] Where on their feedback about the new Replying feature wiki should contributors share their feedback?
**Hu.wiki**
- [ ] Which village pump should public announcements about the project be posted to?
- [ ] Where on the wiki should contributors share their feedback?
=== Information to communicate
- - **Deployment plan (query string parameter > opt-in Beta Feature > etc.)an**
- Known deployment dates- Step 1: deploy replying feature via query string parameter (read: Reply tool is accessible to anyone on the wiki provided they use the special URL which we will include in the announcement)
- Link to where contributors can test DiscussionTools prior to deployment- Step 2: deploy replying feature as a Beta Feature
-- Step 3: if contributors find value in the replying feature, it will be deployed for everyone on the wiki to use (as an opt-out Preference)
- Directions about where community members ought to share their feedback about the new Replying feature-- //Note: the feature will evolve over time. See the project page for a list of planned enhancements: [/Talk_pages_project/replying#Versions](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk_pages_project/replying#Versions)//
- **Deployment timing**
-- The feature will be deployed as an opt-in Beta Feature as soon as **Tuesday, 25-February**
- **Trying the feature //before// deployment**
-- Contributors can try the feature //now//, before it is deployed a Beta Feature, by appending `?dtenable=1` to any talk page URL on the wiki
- **Feedback**
-- Link to where contributors can test DiscussionTools prior to deployment
- **Future updates**
-- Where people can expect to see updates from the Editing Team posted
--- "Updates" could include information about bugs, enhancements to the feature, deployment plans, etc.
=== Announcement + feedback locations
| **Target wiki** | **Announcement location** | **Feedback location**
| --- | --- | ---
|Arabic Wikipedia | //TBD// | //TBD//
|Dutch Wikipedia | [Village pump](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:De_kroeg) | [Village pump](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:De_kroeg)
|French Wikipedia |[Projet:Outils de discussion](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projet:Outils_de_discussion) |[Projet:Outils de discussion/Discussion](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discussion_Projet:Outils_de_discussion)
|Hungarian Wikipedia | //Village pump; exact on tbd//| //Village pump; exact on TBD//
=== Done
- [ ] Open questions are resolved
- [ ] One public post is made on each of the target wikis (Arabic, Dutch, French and Hungarian) making them aware of the "Information to communicate" above
- [ ] //At a minimum, one person, from each of our target wikis has reviewed the deployment plan we are proposing and shared their approval/feedback with us.// [1]