Hi, let me check this incident under the light of the Technical
Collaboration Guideline
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_Collaboration_Guideline> (draft
under review, feedback welcome in the related discussion pages).
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_Collaboration_Guideline/Milestone_…
defines when and where are communications expected.
The change discussed in this thread is a slight variation of the same
colors, for accessibility reasons that haven't been contested. This is not
a new product or a new feature, and it is not even a major bug. Therefore,
not triggering a community announcement & review for this case was correct.
This doesn't forbid anyone to talk about this change, especially when they
are one of the contributors (and a volunteer developer) happily sharing the
results obtained. Sharing the news with wikitech-ambassadors was correct
too.
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_Collaboration_Guideline/Community_…
defines the steps for communities in case of disagreement.
If a change (no matter how small is perceived by their authors) causes
problems to a community or an individual, they can file specific blockers
explaining the problem. They can do it in the related Phabricator project
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/profile/24/> or wiki page
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_User_Interface>.
So far there haven't been any blockers identified about the change itself,
though? If you have any, please report it in the venues where they can be
addressed effectively.
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T152025 seems to
be the related task.
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Quim Gil
Engineering Community Manager @ Wikimedia Foundation
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Qgil