Editing Eurovision Wiki talk:WikiProject Articles for creation (section)

== inline comments ==

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:InlineComments

Could this be installed and enabled -- in draft namespace only? It would help with draft review I believe. The comments could be discarded before approving draft, the extension is reasonably easy to use and integrates with article history. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:34, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

:It would become another task to do during a review. When I wish to make text specific comments I refer to the text as an AFC comment. I am interested in the thoughts of others, may be persuadable, but am not in favour at present of taking this forward. I do thank you for bringing it in front of us, and not in a dismissive way. 🇵🇸&zwj;🇺🇦&nbsp;[[User:Timtrent|<span style="color:#800">Fiddle</span><sup><small>Timtrent</small></sup>]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Timtrent|<span style="color:#070">Faddle</span><sup><small>Talk&nbsp;to&nbsp;me</small></sup>]]&nbsp;🇺🇦&zwj;🇵🇸 23:49, 23 February 2026 (UTC)
::Hi [[User:Timtrent|Timtrent]], I thought it could be up to reviewer if to do such inline comment or not and it would not be required. The request is just the feature could be made available. They could be all removed when submitting draft for review, so you wouldn't have to see them even if I used them at time of my previous review. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 23:55, 23 February 2026 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] All that we do is up to the reviewer. I'm not saying it's a poor idea, I just don't yet find value in it for me. 🇵🇸&zwj;🇺🇦&nbsp;[[User:Timtrent|<span style="color:#800">Fiddle</span><sup><small>Timtrent</small></sup>]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Timtrent|<span style="color:#070">Faddle</span><sup><small>Talk&nbsp;to&nbsp;me</small></sup>]]&nbsp;🇺🇦&zwj;🇵🇸 02:19, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
::::Ok [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 02:20, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
:This seems like it could plausibly be useful, however [[m:Limits to configuration changes#Changes that need to meet specific criteria|is there a WMF team willing to provide basic support for the extension?]] [[User: Tenshi Hinanawi|Tenshi!]] ([[User talk: Tenshi Hinanawi|Talk page]]) 00:44, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
::No, I think it would be volunteer supported. One of the maintainers listed on it, Bawolff, is WMF staff and might agree. I think first question is whether a consensus is here to install. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 02:20, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
:::I think Bawolff is former WMF staff. –[[User:Novem Linguae|<span style="color:blue">'''Novem Linguae'''</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Novem Linguae|talk]])</small> 08:08, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
::::Ok [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 12:01, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
::::Yes, i left about six years ago [[User:Bawolff|Bawolff]] ([[User talk:Bawolff|talk]]) 21:06, 27 February 2026 (UTC)
:[[mw:Extension:InlineComments]] doesn't have the "deployed to Wikimedia" template at the bottom, which means that it would probably need to go through a bunch of arduous approvals on the tech side to get deployed. Then we'd also need a consensus on the enwiki side, at somewhere like [[WP:VPT]]. This combination of things would not be an easy task. –[[User:Novem Linguae|<span style="color:blue">'''Novem Linguae'''</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Novem Linguae|talk]])</small> 08:07, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
::Oh, consensus on this page is not sufficient? As it would be for usage in drafts only. Think of that paperwork as separate, just let me know if you would like to have it. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 12:02, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
:::{{tq|consensus on this page is not sufficient?}} Probably not for installing a MediaWiki extension, which is a big deal and probably needs a wider discussion. No comment on if we should install it or not (undecided). –[[User:Novem Linguae|<span style="color:blue">'''Novem Linguae'''</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Novem Linguae|talk]])</small> 19:41, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
::::Okay, I [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)#Proposal_to_install_the_'Inline_comments'_MediaWiki_extension_for_Draft_namespace|opened a discussion]] there. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 23:23, 24 February 2026 (UTC)