[Wikitech-l] please help: promote or close your RFCs on mediawiki.org

We've moved the MediaWiki RFC process to Phabricator [1]. It's working better because the assignee and task comment make it clearer what needs to happen next. However, there are number of RFCs on mediawiki.org that do not have a task in Phabricator. This is fine for closed RFCs that have been implemented or declined, but there are dozens of RFCs on mediawiki.org in various states (draft, in discussion, stalled, and accepted but not yet implemented). We need to harmonize them with Phabricator [2], otherwise they will increasingly be invisible. If you're the author of an RFC that appears in Category:Requests for comment with no bug or task <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Category:Requests_for_comment_with_no_bug_or_task> or you have a strong interest in seeing discussion continue, please create a task for it in Phabricator -- there's a link to "Submit a phabricator task" in [1a]. Or if an RFC is declined or implemented, there's no need for a Phabricator task, just update its status. The category page above has more detailed instructions, or ask me (spagewmf on IRC) or an actual Architecture Committee member for guidance. Thanks! [1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Process [1a] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Process#Making_a_propos… [2] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T92933 - - - - Here are all the pages in subcategories of Category:Requests for comment with no bug or task <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Category:Requests_for_comment_with_no_bug_or_task> Pages in category "Requests for comment ([no status]) with no task The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. - User:Owyn/AMD And Promises <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Owyn/AMD_And_Promises> - User:Owyn/Asynchronous Processing <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Owyn/Asynchronous_Processing> - Analytics/Wikistats/Database API <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Analytics/Wikistats/Database_API> - Analytics/Reportcard/2.0/Database design <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Analytics/Reportcard/2.0/Database_design> - Extension release management <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Extension_release_management> - Analytics/Hypercube <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Analytics/Hypercube> - User:Owyn/Mediawiki As Service <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Owyn/Mediawiki_As_Service> - Page metadata <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Page_metadata> - User:Owyn/ResourceLoader Enhancements <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Owyn/ResourceLoader_Enhancements> - User:Adamw/old/RFC - Campaigns entities <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Adamw/old/RFC_-_Campaigns_entities> Pages in category "Requests for comment (in draft) with no task" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. - Business Layer Architecture on budget <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Business_Layer_Architecture_on_budget> - Caching references <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Caching_references> - ChangesLists 2.0 <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/ChangesLists_2.0> - Checker <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Checker> - Code review guidelines for maintenance patches <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Code_review_guidelines_for_maintenance_patches> - Data-driven Zero Varnish configuration <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Data-driven_Zero_Varnish_configuration> - Distribution and deployment <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Distribution_and_deployment> - Enable MathML by default <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Enable_MathML_by_default> - Foreign namespaces <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Foreign_namespaces> - Global user preferences <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Global_user_preferences> - Internationalization testing <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Internationalization_testing> - Inventory hooks, assess need <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Inventory_hooks,_assess_need> - Itemise protection <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Itemise_protection> - Login security <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Login_security> - Magic expressions <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Magic_expressions> - MediaWiki Foundation <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/MediaWiki_Foundation> - MediaWiki HTTPS policy <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/MediaWiki_HTTPS_policy> - MVC framework <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/MVC_framework> - Native geospatial data types <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Native_geospatial_data_types> - Need to merge Notifications and Watchlist or lack thereof <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Need_to_merge_Notifications_and_Watchlist_or_lack_thereof> - Opt-in site registration during installation <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Opt-in_site_registration_during_installation> - OutputPage refactor <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/OutputPage_refactor> - Page deletion <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Page_deletion> - Performance standards for new features <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Performance_standards_for_new_features> - pywikibot 2.0 packaging <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/pywikibot_2.0_packaging> - pywikibot git hosting <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/pywikibot_git_hosting> - Realtime RecentChange <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Realtime_RecentChange> - Redo skin framework <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Redo_skin_framework> - Refactor on File-FileRepo-MediaHandler <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Refactor_on_File-FileRepo-MediaHandler> - Release notes automation <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Release_notes_automation> - Service split along public vs private line <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Service_split_along_public_vs_private_line> - Shadow namespaces <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Shadow_namespaces> - Simplify thumbnail cache <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Simplify_thumbnail_cache> - SQL framework <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/SQL_framework> - Tagging within MediaWiki <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Tagging_within_MediaWiki> - Third-party componentsWHAT <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Third-party_components> Pages in category "Requests for comment (stalled) with no task" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. - Abstract table definitions <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Abstract_table_definitions> - Book management <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Book_management> - Deprecating inline styles <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Deprecating_inline_styles> - Disable raw HTML on wikimediafoundation.org <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Disable_raw_HTML_on_wikimediafoundation.org> - Scoping site CSS <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Scoping_site_CSS> - Workflow <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Workflow> Pages in category "Requests for comment (in discussion) with no task" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. - Content API <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Content_API> *(implemented as RESTBase?)* - Core user preferences <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Core_user_preferences> - Deprecate pywikibot-compat <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Deprecate_pywikibot-compat> - Drop actions in favour of page views and special pages <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Drop_actions_in_favour_of_page_views_and_special_pages> - Grid system <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Grid_system> - Inline diffs <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Inline_diffs> - Media file request counts <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Media_file_request_counts> - Rewrite enhanced recent changes <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Rewrite_enhanced_recent_changes> - Services and narrow interfaces <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Services_and_narrow_interfaces> - Storage service <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Storage_service> - Structured logging <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Structured_logging>* (we're doing this?)* - Typesafe enums <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Typesafe_enums> - UploadWizard: scale to sister projects <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/UploadWizard:_scale_to_sister_projects> Pages in category "Requests for comment (accepted) with no task" - DataStore <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/DataStore> - Ditch crappy API formats <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Ditch_crappy_API_formats> - Documentation overhaul <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Documentation_overhaul> - Entry point routing and 404 handling <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Entry_point_routing_and_404_handling> - Passwords <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Passwords> -- =S Page WMF Tech writer