| Jdforrester-WMF added a comment. |
In T213571#4892511, @AlexisJazz wrote:In T213571#4879390, @Jdforrester-WMF wrote:In T213571#4875391, @AlexisJazz wrote:@Jdforrester-WMF According to meta, level 0 doesn't understand the language at all. Level 1 can only read. Only level 2 and up are capable or writing in a language. So input fields (which require writing) should only be presented to those who consider themselves level 2 and up.
I appreciate that that random page on Meta that I'd never seen before says that, and made you think that adding dozens of -0 as a talisman to scare off users who speak those languages was a supported way to use the Babel extension, but it isn't and it wasn't.
I would very strongly recommend that you delete the mess of -0 boxes on your user page that mostly highlight your account to people that speak those languages (and disrupt your experience on Meta, with language links on the sides of articles on Wikipedia etc., on Wikidata, and now on Commons).
I would very strongly recommend to make language configuration a preference, which it should have been in the first place.
I agree that it is both surprising and confusing that the Babel extension combines fluff (user boxes) with configuration and does so via user pages. However, that ship sailed eleven years ago in 2008 when it got created, sadly, and changing it now would be very disruptive for users. I'd be in favour of initiating some work to re-evaluate this, probably eventually via a Tech RfC after a wide-ranging investigation into possible uses and improvements, but that's far outwith the scope of the SDC project, and would have to be done in communion with the Language team (as the experts), the Wikidata team (as one of the affected parties), many cross-language editors, and no-doubt other stakeholders.
Also, please don't edit-war over task titles. Making explicit that a task is asking for a deviation in behaviour between similar features is important to set context.
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