https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28026

--- Comment #63 from Nemo_bis <[email protected]> 2012-05-09 06:47:40 UTC 
---
(In reply to comment #62)
> (In reply to comment #60)
> > Nemo_bis and I had an IRC conversation just now where we hashed out how this
> > could be enabled by default for new users (but not existing ones):
> > 
> > 1) Add (or hack in) a MW config var that makes it so the 
> > enotifwatchlistpages
> > preference is visible, but not functional (i.e. enabling it doesn't actually
> > cause e-mails to be sent). This will stop watchlist e-mail notifs (similar 
> > to
> > disabling $wgEnotifWatchlist) but preserve the preference
> > 2) Enable this config var
> > 3) Compile a list of users that have the preference enabled
> 
> I am guessing there is a time delay between 2 & 3 so that the community can
> rush and change their preferences.

No. EnotifWatchlist is already enabled, so users have set their preference
before point 1.

> This strategy sounds like a nightmare for the communication plan.
> 
> Also, the most important aspect of this implementation is enabling this 
> feature
> for the existing users who haven't been active, but may be active again if 
> they
> are sent emails.

The point is to change the default at least for new users to have a sane one
for the future while overcoming the initial spam-flood risk for the very few
super-users, and then think about who else add to the bunch.

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