Requests for comment/Archive 3

This is a requests for comment system that allows MediaWiki developers and users to draft large ideas for the future of MediaWiki. This is a review process to ensure that changes fit into our architecture guidelines, or to propose changes to the guidelines.

RFC process:
 * 1) If you're new to development in MediaWiki and the Wikimedia ecosystem, see how to become a MediaWiki hacker before submitting an RFC. Taking into consideration general measures of software quality, user experience, testability, respect for user privacy, and support for instrumentation (e.g., logging and analytics) early on during formulation of your RFC may reduce rework in the future.
 * 2) Create a subpage of Requests_for_comment (e.g., Requests_for_comment/My_thoughtful_proposal) on this wiki. See links below for examples of RFCs.
 * 3) Add your RFC to the appropriate table below.
 * 4) Announce the RFC by email on the wikitech-l mailing list and with other stakeholders. Starting the subject line with RFC:  will help people know you're discussing an RFC. Provide a link to your RFC. If you've socialized the proposed change with key stakeholders ahead of time, discussion will probably be more fruitful.
 * 5) Discuss over email, IRC, and audio/video/in-person. Have an email trail on wikitech-l.
 * 6) Look for the decision from Tim Starling, Brion Vibber, Mark Bergsma.

If you can prototype your proposal quickly, great, it may help people understand your proposal. If you're proposing massive or hard-to-roll back changes, prototyping can still be helpful, but consulting with people on wikitech-l can help you reality check your assumptions before investing lots of your time.

Archive
Archive of closed RFCs