This task is about making it so the New Discussion Tool is available as part of the Discussion Tools beta feature on the Beta Cluster. [i]
To start, people wanting access to the New Discussion Tool will need to manually enable the Discussion Tools beta feature in `Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures` at beta cluster wikis. [ii]
=== Behavior
**To enable and use the New Discussion Tool**
1. Visit https://en.wikipedia.beta.wmflabs.org/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures
2. Scroll the page to find the `Discussion tools` beta feature is present in this list of beta features in a disabled state (read: the checkbox next to it is unchecked)
3. Enable the `Discussion tools` beta feature by "checking" its checkbox
4. Visit any talk page on the beta cluster (e.g. https://en.wikipedia.beta.wmflabs.org/wiki/Talk:Cats)
5. Click the `New section` tab at the top of the talk page
6. **✅ Notice the New Discussion Tool [i] opens**
**To disable the New Discussion Tool //after// enabling the `Discussion tools` beta feature**
1. Visit `Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing` (read: https://en.wikipedia.beta.wmflabs.org/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing)
2. Scroll to the **Discussion pages** section at the bottom of the page
3. Notice the `Enable quick topic adding` setting is enabled (read: checkbox is "checked")
4. Disable by the `Enable quick topic adding` setting by "unchecking" the checkbox next to it
5. Visit any talk page on the beta cluster (e.g. https://en.wikipedia.beta.wmflabs.org/wiki/Talk:Cats)
6. Click the `New section` tab at the top of the talk page
7. ✅ Notice the existing `section=new` form appears
=== Done
- [ ] The `===Behavior` above is implemented
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i. https://en.wikipedia.beta.wmflabs.org/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures
ii. The conversation around what should be considered before making the New Discussion Tool available by default, for everyone at Beta Cluster wikis will happen in INSERT TICKET.