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{{Tq|Something that's always good to have in mind is how a technical change might affect editorial culture....not getting notified about other discussions on a page I'm monitoring for my own thread might mean slightly less branching out, and fewer replies to threads in some areas.}} |
{{Tq|Something that's always good to have in mind is how a technical change might affect editorial culture....not getting notified about other discussions on a page I'm monitoring for my own thread might mean slightly less branching out, and fewer replies to threads in some areas.}} |
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Accounting for the unintended consequences increased specificity could have is a great point. I've made a note of this on Phabricator here so we can think through how we might monitor/evaluate the extent to which what you are describing above is happening: |
Accounting for the unintended consequences increased specificity could have is a great point. I've made a note of this on Phabricator here so we can think through how we might monitor/evaluate the extent to which what you are describing above is happening: . |
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One loose idea/metric we could use to track the move: "Of the pages on which people are subscribed to at least one section, how many of those pages do people also have on their watchlists?" <-- if other ideas strike you, please comment them. |
One loose idea/metric we could use to track the move: "Of the pages on which people are subscribed to at least one section, how many of those pages do people also have on their watchlists?" <-- if other ideas strike you, please comment them. |
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{{Tq|It could also introduce new avenues for abuse, such as someone starting a new section on the same topic because they suspect an opponent is only monitoring the original section and don't want them to notice and reply.}} |
{{Tq|It could also introduce new avenues for abuse, such as someone starting a new section on the same topic because they suspect an opponent is only monitoring the original section and don't want them to notice and reply.}} |
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Another a good thought. I've also documented this on Phabricator here: |
Another a good thought. I've also documented this on Phabricator here: . |
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{{Tq|Talk page sections can be fluid, where sometimes they'll be created in a discussion that's already well under way, or sometimes threads on the same topic will be merged.}} |
{{Tq|Talk page sections can be fluid, where sometimes they'll be created in a discussion that's already well under way, or sometimes threads on the same topic will be merged.}} |
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