so this should be "opt-in" only, not the default, if implemented.
Well an 'opt in' public watchlist is something I could live with. But the default should definately be private. I liked the suggestion of a seperate 'watchlist' (called something else) which could list articles one is currently looking for collaborators on.
But as I stated on Village Pump, I have a couple of pages on my Watchlist that I keep an eye on for my own reasons. Bearing in mind that ANYBODY could join Wikipedia and then have a look at what I maintain an interest in, and that from my user page it's fairly easy to work out where I live, this is not something I would be happy with. It's not a case of 'if your not doing anything wrong then you shouldn't have anything to hide' but common sense. It's also a matter of principle.
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