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== Page moving/page renaming ==

As far as I can see, core page moving/renaming functionality (covered by [[phab:tag/mediawiki-page-rename|#MediaWiki-Page-rename]] in Phabricator) is not currently on this list. Unless it's covered under another code area that I haven't thought of (please tell me if it is!), should it be added? (If it should be added to the table, does it have a current maintainer?) Best, <span class="skin-invert" style="color:#000"><span style="">&zwj;—&zwj;</span>[[user:a smart kitten|<span style="color:purple">a&nbsp;smart kitten</span>]]<sub>[<nowiki/>[[user talk:a smart kitten|<span style="color:#c814c8">meow</span>]]]</sub></span> 18:13, 7 February 2025 (UTC)

:Added by @[[User:Krinkle|Krinkle]] in [[Special:Diff/7958088]] :) <span class="skin-invert" style="color:#000"><span style="">&zwj;—&zwj;</span>[[user:a smart kitten|<span style="color:purple">a&nbsp;smart kitten</span>]]<sub>[<nowiki/>[[user talk:a smart kitten|<span style="color:#c814c8">meow</span>]]]</sub></span> 21:34, 25 October 2025 (UTC)

== {{ll|Extension:EmailAuth}} ==

@[[User:KHarlan (WMF)|KHarlan (WMF)]] Thanks for {{diff|7531599|adding}} EmailAuth! For completeness' sake, is there currently a WMF team taking stewardship of the EmailAuth extension (judging by the description of {{phab|T390576}}, potentially [[Trust and Safety Product]]?), or should it be marked as unassigned (to match similar entries on the list), or something else? Best, <span class="skin-invert" style="color:#000"><span style="">&zwj;—&zwj;</span>[[user:a smart kitten|<span style="color:purple">a&nbsp;smart kitten</span>]]<sub>[<nowiki/>[[user talk:a smart kitten|<span style="color:#c814c8">meow</span>]]]</sub></span> 08:20, 10 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hi, we’re still figuring this out. It might take a few weeks. We could mark it as unassigned in the meantime. [[User:KHarlan (WMF)|KHarlan (WMF)]] ([[User talk:KHarlan (WMF)|talk]]) 08:49, 10 April 2025 (UTC)
::Thanks for the info! Maybe we could mark it as {{tq|q=1|'''Unassigned''', stewardship currently being decided}} for now? Then that could be updated as/when the extension’s stewardship is determined. Best, <span class="skin-invert" style="color:#000"><span style="">&zwj;—&zwj;</span>[[user:a smart kitten|<span style="color:purple">a&nbsp;smart kitten</span>]]<sub>[<nowiki/>[[user talk:a smart kitten|<span style="color:#c814c8">meow</span>]]]</sub></span> 09:33, 10 April 2025 (UTC)
:::I've boldly done so. :) [[User:Quiddity (WMF)|Quiddity (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Quiddity (WMF)|talk]]) 23:07, 10 April 2025 (UTC)
::Hey @[[User:KHarlan (WMF)|KHarlan (WMF)]], was just curious if there was an update to this? Best, <span class="skin-invert" style="color:#000"><span style="">&zwj;—&zwj;</span>[[user:a smart kitten|<span style="color:purple">a&nbsp;smart kitten</span>]]<sub>[<nowiki/>[[user talk:a smart kitten|<span style="color:#c814c8">meow</span>]]]</sub></span> 09:08, 2 July 2025 (UTC)
::Hey @[[User:KHarlan (WMF)|KHarlan (WMF)]] & @[[User:Tgr (WMF)|Tgr (WMF)]], just wanted to check if there were any updates on EmailAuth's stewardship situation? Best, <span class="skin-invert" style="color:#000"><span style="">&zwj;—&zwj;</span>[[user:a smart kitten|<span style="color:purple">a&nbsp;smart kitten</span>]]<sub>[<nowiki/>[[user talk:a smart kitten|<span style="color:#c814c8">meow</span>]]]</sub></span> 11:51, 1 February 2026 (UTC)
:::Hello @[[User:A smart kitten|A smart kitten]]! I can confirm that [[Product Safety and Integrity]] has taken stewardship of EmailAuth. I've updated the table accordingly. [[User:RSilvola-WMF|RSilvola-WMF]] ([[User talk:RSilvola-WMF|talk]]) 18:07, 19 February 2026 (UTC)
::::@[[User:RSilvola-WMF|RSilvola-WMF]] Thank you! I filed [[phab:T417936]] as a potential follow-up regarding Phabricator's automatic team-tagging Herald rules. Best, <span class="skin-invert" style="color:#000"><span style="">&zwj;—&zwj;</span>[[user:a smart kitten|<span style="color:purple">a&nbsp;smart kitten</span>]]<sub>[<nowiki/>[[user talk:a smart kitten|<span style="color:#c814c8">meow</span>]]]</sub></span> 20:12, 19 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::(FTR, another [potential] follow-up @ [[gerrit:1245468]] <span class="skin-invert" style="color:#000"><span style="">&zwj;—&zwj;</span>[[user:a smart kitten|<span style="color:purple">a&nbsp;smart kitten</span>]]<sub>[<nowiki/>[[user talk:a smart kitten|<span style="color:#c814c8">meow</span>]]]</sub></span> 21:48, 27 February 2026 (UTC))

== OOUI stewardship ==

Developers/Maintainers [[special:permalink/{{REVISIONID:Developers/Maintainers}}#MediaWiki_core_libraries|currently lists]] the [[Design System Team]] as stewarding OOUI (<code>oojs-ui</code>). However, if I understand correctly, that team is now defunct and has been superseded by the [[Codex Steering Committee]].<br>OOUI's stewardship information should therefore presumably be updated, but I don't know whether the Codex Steering Committee has also taken over the DST's former stewardship of OOUI, or if it's been taken on by another team (or if OOUI is now unstewarded).

Pinging {{u|CCiufo-WMF}} in case you might know :) Best, <span class="skin-invert" style="color:#000"><span style="">&zwj;—&zwj;</span>[[user:a smart kitten|<span style="color:purple">a&nbsp;smart kitten</span>]]<sub>[<nowiki/>[[user talk:a smart kitten|<span style="color:#c814c8">meow</span>]]]</sub></span> 19:25, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

:Hey @[[User:A smart kitten|A smart kitten]], this is a good catch -- thanks for flagging it. You're right that the Design System team should not be listed as owners anymore because the team doesn't exist, however long-term ownership for OOUI is still being figured out. I've listed the Codex Steering Committee as interim owners as the ones who will make the recommendation for future ownership. I've updated the table to reflect this. [[User:CCiufo-WMF|CCiufo-WMF]] ([[User talk:CCiufo-WMF|talk]]) 14:35, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

== WikiHiero ==

Hey {{u|JDrewniak (WMF)}}! Given that your [[special:diff/7762674|edit summary]] didn't mention it (but did mention the other components), I just wanted to check that it was intentional for [[Reader/Reader Experience|Reader Experience]] to also take stewardship of (previously-unassigned) {{ll|Extension:WikiHiero}}? Just thought I should check, in order to avoid any potential maintainer-related confusion in the future if it wasn't intended :) Best, <span class="skin-invert" style="color:#000"><span style="">&zwj;—&zwj;</span>[[user:a smart kitten|<span style="color:purple">a&nbsp;smart kitten</span>]]<sub>[<nowiki/>[[user talk:a smart kitten|<span style="color:#c814c8">meow</span>]]]</sub></span> 13:33, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

== Merging from [[Wikimedia Product/Component responsibility]] ==

@{{u|MusikAnimal (WMF)}} Thanks for [{{fullurl:special:diff/7763472}} getting this merge started]!! I'm extremely happy to see this happening - thank you for doing the work to start it :)

As one point of feedback, to me it currently feels like maybe the new SLA information should be more specifically connected to a component's <em>steward</em> than to the (whole) component itself. E.g., the new table-row for {{ll|Extension:3D}} kinda makes it seem (to me) like non-security patches won't be reviewed for that extension <em>in general</em>; when (IIUC) this is just the SLA that the [[Readers/Structured Data|Structured Data team]] has committed itself to as code stewards; and there's nothing to stop volunteers (or, I guess, staff members from other teams) from code-reviewing any patches that're submitted to that extension's repo.

(But seriously, thanks for getting the merge started <code>:)</code> /gen) Best, <span class="skin-invert" style="color:#000"><span style="">&zwj;—&zwj;</span>[[user:a smart kitten|<span style="color:purple">a&nbsp;smart kitten</span>]]<sub>[<nowiki/>[[user talk:a smart kitten|<span style="color:#c814c8">meow</span>]]]</sub></span> 19:33, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks! Great point, indeed. I will remove the SLA column and nest that information in the "Steward" column instead. [[User:MusikAnimal (WMF)|MusikAnimal (WMF)]] ([[User talk:MusikAnimal (WMF)|talk]]) 20:17, 22 July 2025 (UTC)
::{{done}}, and noting that I removed the 14-day SLA for [[Extension:TimedMediaHandler|TimedMediaHandler]] as it has no code steward. [[User:MusikAnimal (WMF)|MusikAnimal (WMF)]] ([[User talk:MusikAnimal (WMF)|talk]]) 20:29, 22 July 2025 (UTC)
:::I should ping @[[User:Brooke Vibber (WMF)|Brooke Vibber (WMF)]] who is listed as the maintainer. Did that SLA apply to you, Brooke? If so, I can add it to the maintainer column instead. [[User:MusikAnimal (WMF)|MusikAnimal (WMF)]] ([[User talk:MusikAnimal (WMF)|talk]]) 20:53, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

== Changes from Web -> Reader Growth/Reader Experience ==

@[[User:GZWDer|GZWDer]], do you mind if I ask whether you checked with (a member of) the Reader Growth/Reader Experience teams before making these four edits: [[Special:Diff/7895961|[1]]] [[Special:Diff/7895962|[2]]] [[Special:Diff/7895963|[3]]] [[Special:Diff/7896852|[4]]]? I'm only asking as - in my opinion - I don't think that we should be documenting teams as being the stewards/maintainers of certain components unless those teams have confirmed that they are indeed the stewards/maintainers of those components (given that this page is, as far as I'm aware, the authoritative/canonical list of which teams are responsible for what pieces of software). IMO, the problem with saying something like {{tq|[[special:diff/7895961|presumed, revert if I am wrong]]|q=1}} for this page is that e.g. the people that might <em>know</em> that it's wrong may well not be (and wouldn't be expected to be) actively watching this page for changes. Best, <span class="skin-invert" style="color:#000"><span style="">&zwj;—&zwj;</span>[[user:a smart kitten|<span style="color:purple">a&nbsp;smart kitten</span>]]<sub>[<nowiki/>[[user talk:a smart kitten|<span style="color:#c814c8">meow</span>]]]</sub></span> 11:22, 26 October 2025 (UTC)

:For chart, see [[phab:T399613#11030569]]. [[User:GZWDer|GZWDer]] ([[User talk:GZWDer|talk]]) 11:53, 26 October 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:GZWDer|GZWDer]] Thanks for that link; though personally I'm not sure that the Reader Growth team's Phab project being added to a task for the Chart extension is (on its own) enough to say that the team is <em>definitely</em> that extension's steward (as the Reader Growth team may have e.g. just had an interest in that particular task). <small>(As another example I'm aware of — in [[phab:T405760#11246716]], the Reader Growth team's project was added to a TimedMediaHandler task, but I'm not personally aware that they steward that extension (and [[{{SUBJECTPAGENAME}}]] currently lists it as being unassigned).)</small>{{pb}}If there wasn't confirmation from Reader Growth/Reader Experience regarding these updates, do you mind if I undo (most of) those changes, but mention within the relevant field for each component that the information is needing an update?<sub>/genq</sub> Best, <span class="skin-invert" style="color:#000"><span style="">&zwj;—&zwj;</span>[[user:a smart kitten|<span style="color:purple">a&nbsp;smart kitten</span>]]<sub>[<nowiki/>[[user talk:a smart kitten|<span style="color:#c814c8">meow</span>]]]</sub></span> 22:15, 26 October 2025 (UTC)
:::Noting that I [[Special:diff/7973306/8004260|partially undid]] edits [[Special:Diff/7895961|[1]]], [[Special:Diff/7895962|[2]]] & [[Special:Diff/7896852|[4]]] linked above. I left edit [[SPECIAL:diff/7895963|[3]]] for now, as it just made changes to the 'Maintainers', 'Consulted' & 'Informed' fields, rather than the 'Steward' field (though imo it still would've been better to check with the teams before adding them there). I added a note that the (now-reinstated) references to the Web team need updating, and I'll leave a note in [[phab:T400607|T400607]] & [[phab:T401435|T401435]] about them. Best, <span class="skin-invert" style="color:#000"><span style="">&zwj;—&zwj;</span>[[user:a smart kitten|<span style="color:purple">a&nbsp;smart kitten</span>]]<sub>[<nowiki/>[[user talk:a smart kitten|<span style="color:#c814c8">meow</span>]]]</sub></span> 18:05, 6 November 2025 (UTC)

== Re the out-of-date paths ==

@[[User:SWilson (WMF)|SWilson (WMF)]], re [[Special:Diff/8058344]]; FYI, the reason I kept the out-of-date paths in [[Special:Diff/8037926|my previous edit]] was to keep the Gerrit search links working for previous patches to a given component. (I'm not gonna revert you bc I don't feel that strongly about it - do with this information <small>& the edit summary for my previous edit</small> what you will :p) Best, <span class="skin-invert" style="color:#000"><span style="">&zwj;—&zwj;</span>[[user:a smart kitten|<span style="color:purple">a&nbsp;smart kitten</span>]]<sub>[<nowiki/>[[user talk:a smart kitten|<span style="color:#c814c8">meow</span>]]]</sub></span> 18:33, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

== Phabricator Tags? ==

For the extensions and pieces that have owners, would it make sense to add in a line with what tag to use on Phabricator to bring something to the maintainer's attention? [[User:SLong-WMF|SLong-WMF]] ([[User talk:SLong-WMF|talk]]) 19:09, 2 April 2026 (UTC)