So, LiquidThreads. :)
If most of the discussion goes around tree structure discussions, and how
some advanced users find wikitext's free form to be an advantage, maybe we
can agree on certain points based on where exactly is LiquidThreads being
used.
* User talk pages. Do we need multithread tree discussions in our user talk
pages? No, we don't.
* Regular talk pages. In most cases a section gets 2-5 replies at most. The
benefit of a simple entry point for newcomers and junior editors clearly
surpasses the potential inconvenience for some vets, especially if our
priority is to be welcoming and open to diversity of people and opinions.
* Forums open to new / junior editors like
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Project:Support_desk . If you notice the
number of replies per thread, you will see that almost always they keep
themselves under 10 posts, so I don't envision major problems if we move
those to Flow as well.
* Hardcore forums for insiders. I wonder if there is any using LQT
nowadays, the ones that come to mind are based on pure Wikitext, and in
fact they are not even in a *Talk namespace. Therefore, even if Flow would
be powering 100% of the talk pages in Wikimedia wikis, it would be still a
decision of these forums to decide whether they want to stay with Wikitext
or use Flow.
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Quim Gil
Engineering Community Manager @ Wikimedia Foundation
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Qgil