It strikes me that when things change, they might be called something different. So while a "watchlist" is understood as a private affair --( I never use the damn things myself, anyway --part of what prompted me to start comment on the potential drag they might have on the servers --I was right somewhat.)
But anyway it seems to me that there are two distinct things: *private lists, and *public lists --and having one of each *might be *better than simply having an option of "open" or "closed." "Watchlist" would refer to the private list --the public list would be called something else. Continuing along these lines could open up a whole new way to look at WP and how people interact --conference calls, etc, outside of attached-to-article talk.
Eh? ~S~
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