This task is about deploying the Reply Tool as an opt-out Preference ~~on our four partner Wikipedias: Arabic, Dutch, French and Hungarian~~ at the Arabic, Czech and Hungarian Wikipedias.
The goal of this step in our deployment process [1] is to answer the following questions:
1. **Are people able to successfully post replies using the feature?**
2. **Is the feature having any unintended affects (e.g. encouraging disruptive talk page comments edits)?**
3. **Are people finding the feature valuable?**
To help answer these questions, we will evaluate a set of engagement metrics. The work to calculate these metrics will happen in this task: T247139.
//Note: work on this task will not begin until we have a better understanding for how Replying v1.0 is being used as a Beta Feature. See: T249386.//
=== Deployment timing
The Reply Tool will be made available as an opt-out feature on **Thursday, 24-September.**
=== Wikis to test
//This section lists the wikis where the Reply Tool should be tested.//
|Wikipedia|Language code
|---|---
|Arabic | ar
|Czech | cs
|Hungarian|hu
=== Testing instructions
**Scenario A**
As a //logged out// user, at each of the `===Wikis to test` listed above:
1. **Visit** a talk page and confirm `[ reply ]` links appear.
2. **Open** the Reply Tool and document the text input mode – `source` or `visual` – that is shown by default.
3. **Post** a comment using the Reply Tool, open the Reply Tool again and document the text input mode – `source` or `visual` – that is shown
**Scenario B**
Create a new account and at each of the `===Wikis to test` listed above:
1. **Visit** a talk page and confirm `[ reply ]` links appear.
2. **Open** the Reply Tool and document the text input mode – `source` or `visual` – that is shown by default.
3. **Post** a comment using the Reply Tool, open the Reply Tool again and document the text input mode – `source` or `visual` – that is shown
=== Text input mode behavior
|Wiki|Default input mode shown (logged out)|Default input mode shown (new account)| Input mode shown after publishing a comment (logged out)|Input mode shown after publishing a comment (new account)
|---|---|---|---|---
|ar.wiki| | | |
|cs.wiki| | | |
|hu.wiki| | | |
=== Open questions
- [x] For whom should version 2.0 of the Replying tool be made available as an opt-out feature?
-- All volunteers (logged in/out) at the Arabic, Czech and Hungarian Wikipedias ~~//except// for those people who have explicitly turned off the DiscussionTools Beta Feature.~~ //⚠️Note: this is NOT technically possible; see: T259943#6449398.//
- [x] When should the Reply Tool be made available as an opt-out feature?
-- The Reply Tool will be made available as an opt-out feature on **Thursday, 24-September.**
== Done
- [x] "Open questions} have been resolved
- [x] The Reply Tool is available as an opt-out feature for all volunteers at the following Wikipedias: Arabic, Czech and Hungarian