On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 9:30 AM, John Vandenberg jayvdb@gmail.com wrote:
How true. Alex asked because of a major upgrade problem on Wikisource which interrupted almost everyone. See wikisource-l for details.
I think there are times when a community would like a mass notice of some sort, and it will differ based on the project and community size and the likely impact of the upgrade.
Agreed; while Tech news can help communicate general technical news to Wikimedians, it isn't supposed to be a substitute for targeted communication with specific wikis or language communities.
Ultimately, it's the responsibility of the developer (or their product manager / community liaison if they're lucky enough to have one) to make sure users are properly informed of a major technical change they've made. I'm also available to support developers who need help disseminating such information, but I can't do that unless someone asks :)