https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33908
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Bug #: 33908
Summary: Errors in watchlist email notification system
Product: MediaWiki
Version: unspecified
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: Email
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
Classification: Unclassified
In this diff,
http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steward_requests/Global&diff=3277575&oldid=3277531
- Vituzzu *protected* the page. However, the email I received as the page is on
my watchlist was:
Subject line: Meta page Steward requests/Global has been created by Vituzzu
Dear Thehelpfulone,
The Meta page Steward requests/Global has been created on 20 January 2012
by Vituzzu, see http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Steward_requests/Global
for the current revision.
This is a new page.
Editor's summary: test
Contact the editor:
mail: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:EmailUser/Vituzzu
wiki: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Vituzzu
There will be no other notifications in case of further changes unless
you visit this page.
You could also reset the notification flags for all your watched pages
on your watchlist.
Your friendly Meta notification system
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The same occurs when a page is deleted,
http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=delete&user=Axpde&page=Template%3ASe2012-eligible&year=&month=-1&tagfilter=&hide_patrol_log=1
shows that Template:Se2012-eligible was deleted from meta, but the email said:
Subject: Meta page Template:Se2012-eligible has been created by Axpde
The Meta page Template:Se2012-eligible has been created on 14 January 2012
by Axpde, see http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:Se2012-eligible
for the current revision.
This is a new page.
Editor's summary: [[WM:CSD#G4|G4]]: Redundant: please use <small>Clerk
note:
[//toolserver.org/~pathoschild/accounteligibility/?user=USERNAME&wiki=&event=23
eligible]</small>
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The same occurs when a page is moved, User:Thehelpfulone/test was moved to
User:Theheplfulone/test2 by Hoo per my request.
Subject: Meta page User:Thehelpfulone/test has been created by Hoo man
The Meta page User:Thehelpfulone/test has been created on 23 January 2012
by Hoo man, see http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Thehelpfulone/test
for the current revision.
This is a new page.
Editor's summary: -
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Also of note is that when the page above was moved, I asked Hoo to make an
edit,
http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User%3AThehelpfulone%2Ftest2&action=historysubmit&diff=3296381&oldid=3296370,
and another one
http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User%3AThehelpfulone%2Ftest2&action=historysubmit&diff=3296401&oldid=3296381
these edits did not come through as an email, even though the new page /test2
is still on my watchlist.
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Thanks.
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