Change #1022487 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/Collection@master] Migrate to IReadableDatabase::newSelectQueryBuilder

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1022487

Change #1022487 had a related patch set uploaded (by Umherirrender; author: Umherirrender):

[mediawiki/extensions/Collection@master] Migrate to IReadableDatabase::newSelectQueryBuilder

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1022487

Change 1013283 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/Collection@master] Replace wfGetDB() with ICP getReplicaDatabase()

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1013283

Change 1013283 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Jforrester):

[mediawiki/extensions/Collection@master] Replace wfGetDB() with ICP getReplicaDatabase()

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1013283

In T174399#9013801, @Jdlrobson wrote:

It's either a stable set of styles that anyone can use, or part of the content and subject to change at any time. Currently it seems like the latter.

I think it's more like WikimediaMessages and not the Collection extension itself (but I'm adding the tag because it's related enough).

Change 986527 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/Collection@master] Special:Book: Remove announcement about retiring OCG

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/986527

Change 986526 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/Collection@master] Special:Book: Hide download-related options when download disabled

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/986526

Removing the banner without solving the problem is quite strange. Like hiding the dust below the carpet. But whatever, if this will continue being broken on purpose forever, the banner makes no sense.

@ovasileva weighed in and had no problems with the proposal to remove the banner.
I've left a review on the patch to change the copy and then we can push ahead with the proposed removal of banner to clear up the confusion here.

Change 986527 had a related patch set uploaded (by Gergő Tisza; author: Gergő Tisza):

[mediawiki/extensions/Collection@master] Remove announcement about retiring OCG

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/986527

Change 986526 had a related patch set uploaded (by Gergő Tisza; author: Gergő Tisza):

[mediawiki/extensions/Collection@master] Special:Book: Hide download-related options when download disabled

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/986526

In T175681#9427395, @Tgr wrote:

but only shows when $wgCollectionDisableDownloadSection is false

In T175681#9427383, @Tgr wrote:

• plaintext option (under format) - this doesn't seem to exist anymore

• plaintext option (under format) - this doesn't seem to exist anymore
• Make download PDF option appear prior to Pediapress ordering option - not relevant anymore since Special:Book doesn't support multi-article PDF, I think?

This task was written before the WMF decided to not support multi-article PDF generation (per Reading/Web/PDF Functionality: In terms of books, we've left it in the hands of volunteer developers and PediaPress. We'll be glad to reach out to them with questions, but we're not planning any involvement in terms of the technical implementation.) You can (AFAIK) still buy physical books from PediaPress via the book creator, but few people do so putting effort redesigning the UI probably doesn't make much sense.

Yes, I assume that the team doesn't exist anymore. But @ovasileva is still working at the Wikimedia Foundation, and she is the Product Manager of the Web Team, so it would be interesting, just for the accountability of what each one has been doing, to know what steps they have taken in order to unbreak that it was broken by that team. Because there's still a message claiming that the Book creator is "undergoing changes", and that implies that, in fact, it is "undergoing" those changes.

I assume the team does not exist anymore or if it did it had other, more pressing priorities

Six years with a message claiming that the Book creator is "undergoing changes", but it doesn't seem to undergo anything. Could the team that broke this solve it somehow?

@Trialpears: Per emails from Sep18 and Oct20 and https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Bug_management/Assignee_cleanup , I am resetting the assignee of this task because there has not been progress lately (please correct me if I am wrong!). Resetting the assignee avoids the impression that somebody is already working on this task. It also allows others to potentially work towards fixing this task. Please claim this task again when you plan to work on it (via Add Action... → Assign / Claim in the dropdown menu) - it would be welcome. Thanks for your understanding!

@Palak199: Per emails from Sep18 and Oct20 and https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Bug_management/Assignee_cleanup , I am resetting the assignee of this task because there has not been progress lately (please correct me if I am wrong!). Resetting the assignee avoids the impression that somebody is already working on this task. It also allows others to potentially work towards fixing this task. Please claim this task again when you plan to work on it (via Add Action... → Assign / Claim in the dropdown menu) - it would be welcome. Thanks for your understanding!