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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I think this feature should be limited to just show the number of people watching a page. Having an opt-out feature would stop it being useful anyway. What benefit is there in seeing a list of people who agreed to admit they were watching it?
I also think sysops should be prevented from being able to access this information. (They currently can despite earlier claims they can not).
Angela.
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On Tuesday, Oct 21, 2003, at 01:46 US/Pacific, Angela wrote:
I also think sysops should be prevented from being able to access this information. (They currently can despite earlier claims they can not).
Sysops can presently look at watchlist data via sql, but this is simply an oversight which can be corrected.
Sysops cannot look at users' e-mail addresses or password hashes (passwords are not stored in plaintext, but it's easier to crack a password if you've got the hash).
-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)
On Tuesday, Oct 21, 2003, at 02:24 US/Pacific, Brion Vibber wrote:
On Tuesday, Oct 21, 2003, at 01:46 US/Pacific, Angela wrote:
I also think sysops should be prevented from being able to access this information. (They currently can despite earlier claims they can not).
Sysops can presently look at watchlist data via sql, but this is simply an oversight which can be corrected.
...and now is.
-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)