Thread:Talk:Reference Tooltips/Fantastic tool but please be more open about big changes

This tool is fantastic. It really makes Wikipedia better because encouraging users to think about the references used. With good references using the "quote" parameter it even seamlessly allows readers to check that the reference was taken in context. All in all this projects is a leap forward in experience. That said, I was disappointed that, even as a daily and experienced user and frequent reader of Signpost, I did not find out about this tool until after it was deployed. The developers need to learn to engage the readers and editors in major changes to the encyclopedia and not do things in back rooms. Just a heads up with a place to provide feedback is all that is required, and I'm not talking about some obscure place where no editors are likely to find it. Anyway, this time, backroom development seems to have worked. Too bad it sometimes doesn't.

PS Could somebody please add some links to the project page where actual discussion is going on? It appears that the Mediawiki Bugzilla number is 7908. Are there any more spots?