This task is about creating a way for page "maintainers" to opt-in to having the New Discussion Tool enabled for new topic/section workflows that use [preloads](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Creating_pages_with_preloaded_text).
=== Approaches
//Not an exhaustive list...//
- **1. Introduce a new parameter**
-- This new parameter would indicate whether a version of the page's `section=new` preload has been created that is compatible with the New Discussion Tool. Where "compatible" [i] could mean:
--- Instructions are included within the `editintro` parameter instead of wikitext comments (`<!--...-->`)
--- If you have a signature in the preloaded text, ensure it's at the end so that the tool doesn't insert another one
--- Avoid `{{subst:…}}` syntax
--- Remove redundant instructions, like advising people to sign the new topic they create.
=== Open questions
- [ ] **1.** On pages that have opted-in to using the New Discussion Tool for preloads, what input mode should people see when opening the tool in its "preloaded" state //by default//?
- [ ] **2.** On pages that have opted-in to using the New Discussion Tool for preloads, is it possible for the maintainers of these pages to specify which of the New Discussion Tool's text input modes – `source` or `visual` – people using the tool on these pages will see by default? If yes, how might these people go about specifying this preference?
- [ ] **3.** For people who manage pages considering enabling the New Discussion Tool for preloads, what might be a good way to communicate the way they ought to format the page's preloaded content such that it "cooperates" with the New Discussion Tool's `visual` mode. /
-- //More context in: T269310#6699739.//
=== Done
- [ ] All `===Open` questions are answered
- [ ] An `===Approach` is selected
- [ ] The selected `===Approach` is implemented
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i. See more in T269310#6699739.