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=== Background Now that {86aa0dc4b84fecc3f124aab2bac1202a63d6b0a5} has been merged (see {T215477}), the majority of actions, including account creations, are now tagged with the `mobile web edit` change tag. However, the `edit` part of that change tag is only appropriate when the user is editing the wiki. === Renaming vs deprecation Correctly, @tbayer points out that there are undoubtedly workflows that leverage the `mobile web edit` change tag. We can do a lot to find out what those workflows are (see below) but we'll likely miss some. Therefore, we should endeavour to deprecate the existing tag rather than simply renaming it and ideally the deprecation process would look something like [[ https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Deprecation_policy | that of MediaWiki ]]. Known uses of the `mobile web edit` change tag: * MediaWiki code search shows no references to the tag; https://codesearch.wmflabs.org/search/?q=mobile%20web%20edit * GitHub code search shows only references in translations: https://github.com/search?q=org%3Awikimedia+%22mobile+web+edit%22&type=Code * … === Acceptance Criteria [] The `mobile web edit` change tag is deprecated [] The `mobile web action` change tag is introduced

=== Background Now that {86aa0dc4b84fecc3f124aab2bac1202a63d6b0a5} has been merged (see {T215477}), the majority of actions, including account creations, are now tagged with the `mobile web edit` change tag ("tag"). However, the `edit` part of that tag is only appropriate when the user is editing the wiki. @tbayer points out that there are undoubtedly workflows that leverage the tag. The following list details searches done for such uses: * MediaWiki code search shows no references to the tag; https://codesearch.wmflabs.org/search/?q=mobile%20web%20edit * A GitHub code search for repositories "owned" by Wikimedia shows only references in translations: https://github.com/search?q=org%3Awikimedia+%22mobile+web+edit%22&type=Code * There are uses of the tag in the wikimedia-research organisation (see T218349#5026073) * There are few uses of the tag on the Wikipedias (see T218349#5026848) Given the above and T218349#5026330, it makes sense to rename the tag rather than to deprecate the `...edit` tag or to maintain both in perpetuity. Renaming the tag should go as follows: 1. Define the `...action` tag in the MobileFrontend codebase - **Don't** remove the `...edit` tag from the MobileFrontend codebase # Update MobileFrontend to tag all changes with the `...action` tag # Wait for the above to be deployed # Create a run a maintenance script to update changes tagged with the `...edit` tag # Remove the `...edit` tag from the MobileFrontend codebase === Acceptance Criteria [] We announce that the tag will be renamed to wikitech-l, wikimedia-l, and on the technical village pump. [] The `mobile web edit` tag is renamed to `mobile web action`

=== Background Now that {86aa0dc4b84fecc3f124aab2bac1202a63d6b0a5} has been merged (see {T215477}), the majority of actions, including account creations, are now tagged with the `mobile web edit` change tag ("tag"). However, the `edit` part of that change tag is only appropriate when the user is editing the wiki. === Renaming vs deprecation@tbayer points out that there are undoubtedly workflows that leverage the tag. The following list details searches done for such uses: Correctly,* MediaWiki code search shows no references to the tag; @tbayer points out that there are undoubtedly workflows that leverage the `mobile web edit` change tag. We can do a lot to find out what those workflows are (see below) but we'll likely miss some. Therefore, we should endeavour to deprecate the existing tag rather than simply renaming it and ideally the deprecation process would look something like [[ https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Deprecation_policy | that of MediaWiki ]].https://codesearch.wmflabs.org/search/?q=mobile%20web%20edit * A GitHub code search for repositories "owned" by Wikimedia shows only references in translations: https://github.com/search?q=org%3Awikimedia+%22mobile+web+edit%22&type=Code * There are uses of the tag in the wikimedia-research organisation (see T218349#5026073) * There are few uses of the tag on the Wikipedias (see T218349#5026848) Known uses of the `mobile web edit` change tag:Given the above and T218349#5026330, it makes sense to rename the tag rather than to deprecate the `...edit` tag or to maintain both in perpetuity. * MediaWiki code searchRenaming the tag shows no references to the tag;uld go as follows: 1. https://codesearch.wmflabs.org/search/?q=mobile%20web%20editDefine the `...action` tag in the MobileFrontend codebase - **Don't** remove the `...edit` tag from the MobileFrontend codebase # Update MobileFrontend to tag all changes with the `...action` tag # Wait for the above to be deployed * GitHub code search shows only references in translations: https://github.com/search?q=org%3Awikimedia+%22mobile+web+edit%22&type=Code # Create a run a maintenance script to update changes tagged with the `...edit` tag * … # Remove the `...edit` tag from the MobileFrontend codebase === Acceptance Criteria [] The `mobile web edit` change tag is deprecatedWe announce that the tag will be renamed to wikitech-l, wikimedia-l, and on the technical village pump. [] The `mobile web action` change tag is introducededit` tag is renamed to `mobile web action`