https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58236
--- Comment #12 from MZMcBride <b...@mzmcbride.com> ---
I'm reminded of bug 34522 ("User notification when new gadgets are enabled on
an opt-out basis").
(In reply to comment #0)
> Gadgets being turned on for all site users (including readers) can cause a
> confusing users experience, especially when there is some disagreement and
> defaults change without notice (readers are rarely if ever part of these
> discussions)
A feature can be added in many ways: by modifying MediaWiki core, by adding a
MediaWiki extension, by adding a JavaScript gadget, etc. Why are you focused on
default-on (or opt-out) JavaScript gadgets specifically?
(In reply to comment #8)
> with all due respect, I completely agree with Isarra, Nemo and Tomasz on this
> one. Gadgets are enabled by default via community consensus and usually tend
> to improve the experience.
This.
(In reply to comment #10)
> You have chosen a solution and designated it as the problem to be fixed. That
> is always a bad bug report.
And this.
(In reply to comment #11)
> Seriously, gadgets are the prime example of community innovation. They show
> what the community actually needs and what the community can do.
>
> Rather than shut down community innovation, designers and developers must
> look at the default gadgets - in English and in other languages! - as The
> Number One Best source of ideas for features to productize.*
>
> --
> * This last word is WMF jargon. I don't like the word, but I really like the
> concept.
And, emphatically, this.
Tentatively recommend resolved/wontfix here, though perhaps with refinement
this bug is salvageable. At the moment, I see no path forward.
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