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diff --git a/doc/todo/_Add_ikiwiki_PO-Plugin_to_ignore_languages.mdwn b/doc/todo/_Add_ikiwiki_PO-Plugin_to_ignore_languages.mdwn
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--- a/doc/todo/_Add_ikiwiki_PO-Plugin_to_ignore_languages.mdwn
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@@ -7,3 +7,16 @@ normally, however, HTML creation will be disabled and no reference to
 these translations will be visible on the website.
 
 See also downstream bug report in tails: <https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/15355>
+
+> From the downstream bug report it appears this branch is not yet
+> considered ready (as of February 2019), so I haven't attempted to
+> review it.
+>
+> As with everything else in the `po` plugin: I would really want to see
+> some regression test coverage before merging this, because as far as I'm
+> aware none of the ikiwiki maintainers use the `po` plugin, so we are
+> not able to detect regressions other than via the automated tests. That
+> isn't a good situation to be in for a plugin that uses `IkiWiki::inject`
+> to monkey-patch ikiwiki internals. If this plugin is important to you,
+> more test coverage would be very much appreciated.
+> --[[smcv]]