**Type of activity:**
* Pre-scheduled session related to [[ https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Developer_Summit/2017/How_to_manage_our_technical_debt | ''How to manage our technical debt'' ]]
or
* an Unconference session, if the main topic is already overloaded.
**Main topic:**
[[ https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Developer_Summit/2017/How_to_manage_our_technical_debt | ''How to manage our technical debt'' ]]
== The problem ==
Several i18n/language support issues for MediaWiki does not have clear maintenance ownership.
== Expected outcome ==
A common understanding on how to deal with the legacy issues around i18n support for MediaWiki and extensions.
== Current status of the discussion ==
e.g. T46667#2677469 . There are more tickets with similar conversations.
== Links ==
* ...
== Pre-scheduling status ==
[x] 2016-10-31: Deadline for submitting a new proposal. Work-in-progress drafts are OK.
[ ] 2016-11-14: Deadline for defining a good problem statement, expectations, and links to relevant resources.
[ ] 2016-11-28: Deadline for consolidating a discussion, regularly summarized in the proposal.