Manuel added a comment.
Sarai and I recently came across an idea from Bugreporter <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T338330#8974016>. As currently described in this task, we would use the `mul` text as a universal placeholder for missing Labels and Aliases. However, we believe there's room for improvement by applying the fallback chain for each missing language individually. Here's how this could work: Rather than relying solely on the `mul` fallback, each placeholder would first attempt to use the translatewiki fallbacks. For example, if there's a missing Austrian Label, it would first try to fall back to the German Label. Only as a final step would it resort to the hardcoded `mul` fallback. It's important to note that the usual hardcoded `en` fallback would NOT be applied for placeholders. This change would enhance the accuracy of the placeholders, aligning them better with the actual fallback chain behavior. We have a couple of questions for you, the Wikidata development team, regarding this idea: 1. Is it technically feasible to have Label/Alias placeholders run the fallback chain individually for each missing language, instead of relying on the `mul` values for all, as described in the task? 2. Would implementing this change significantly increase the complexity of the task? I stalled this task (as well as T338330 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T338330>) until after our meeting today. If it's feasible to implement this change without significantly increasing the complexity, we will incorporate the necessary modifications and then unstall the tasks again. If the modifications would significantly increase the complexity of the task, we would need to restructure and/or reestimate the task. If it proves to be technically unfeasible, then UX and Product will need to think about an alternative solution. TASK DETAIL https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329655 EMAIL PREFERENCES https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/settings/panel/emailpreferences/ To: Manuel Cc: guergana.tzatchkova, Lucas_Werkmeister_WMDE, Sarai-WMDE, noarave, ItamarWMDE, Michael, Manuel, Aklapper, Astuthiodit_1, karapayneWMDE, Invadibot, maantietaja, Akuckartz, darthmon_wmde, Nandana, Lahi, Gq86, GoranSMilovanovic, QZanden, LawExplorer, _jensen, rosalieper, Scott_WUaS, Wikidata-bugs, aude, Lydia_Pintscher, Mbch331
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