https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35306

Ningauble <[email protected]> changed:

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--- Comment #8 from Ningauble <[email protected]> ---
I thought Echo was all about providing system-triggered notifications that are
more "user friendly", especially for newcomers, than mucking with watchlists
and revision histories. (A canonical example of system-generated notification
being the old-style "you have new mail" message.) I am straining to see how
this fits with EdwardsBot function, which is the delivery of bulk mailings.

One possibility would be to post a message in one place, and use Echo to notify
a delivery list to check it out. This could mitigate some of the problems with
posting multiple copies for all the recipients. However, it would not work for
folks who disable Echo notifications, and it would not leave a trail on their
talk page for future reference.

Note also that mass-mailing is not only useful for user talk; it can also be
used, e.g., to post a notice at the Village Pump (or equivalent
forum/noticeboard) on multiple wikis. (Use case: advance notice of "breaking
changes" in an upcoming mediawiki release.)

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