etc should include as much context as is feasible so i can just read my email and not visit the website.
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	Feb 20 2015, 2:06 AM

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Emails should include as much context as is feasible.

Add which wiki it came from
Add an excerpt of the message, if it was a new topic, or a reply

Need to check differences between Flow and Echo's core notifications that do similar things as well.

See T91783: Improve branding / design of Echo notifications about design.

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Open	None	T100528 Improve organization and control for Flow notifications (tracking + ideas)
Open	None	T64661 Echo: Emailed Notifications for new usertalkpage messages should include more or all of the message
Open	None	T90067 Email notifications sent both by Echo for core edits and by Flow for replys/mentions/etc should include as much context as is feasible so i can just read my email and not visit the website.
Resolved	SBisson	T121067 Write email formatter that uses presentation models

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• Trellimport added a project: Collaboration-Team-Triage.Feb 20 2015, 2:06 AM

• Trellimport added a subscriber: • DannyH.

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Needs more info, or we can INVALID it.

From at least August (or older)

• Mattflaschen-WMF moved this task from Untriaged to Team discussion on the Collaboration-Team-Triage board.Feb 20 2015, 7:07 PM

• Mattflaschen-WMF added projects: StructuredDiscussions, Notifications.Feb 20 2015, 7:14 PM

The problem with email notifications is they have no context, they link you to the site. Notifications that don't suck would give me everything i need in the email itself

EBernhardson triaged this task as Medium priority.Feb 23 2015, 6:55 PM

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EBernhardson renamed this task from Email notifications that don't suck to Email notifications sent both by Echo for core edits and by Flow for replys/mentions/etc should include as much context as is feasible so i can just read my email and not visit the website..Feb 23 2015, 6:59 PM

• Mattflaschen-WMF mentioned this in T91783: Improve branding / design of Echo notifications.Mar 6 2015, 6:41 PM

• Mattflaschen-WMF updated the task description. (Show Details)

Nemo_bis added a subtask: T64661: Echo: Emailed Notifications for new usertalkpage messages should include more or all of the message.Apr 6 2015, 6:44 PM

Legoktm moved this task from Backlog to Needs plan on the Notifications board.Jul 6 2015, 7:44 AM

• DannyH added a parent task: T100528: Improve organization and control for Flow notifications (tracking + ideas).Jul 27 2015, 11:20 PM

Tgr mentioned this in T12453: Encrypt emails with GnuPG (GPG).Aug 11 2015, 2:02 AM

• DannyH moved this task from Team discussion to Flow Holding Area on the Collaboration-Team-Triage board.Aug 21 2015, 9:51 PM

Quiddity updated the task description. (Show Details)Nov 8 2015, 1:39 AM

Catrope added a subtask: T121067: Write email formatter that uses presentation models.Apr 20 2016, 5:34 PM

• jmatazzoni edited projects, added Collab-Team-2016-Apr-Jun-Q4; removed Collaboration-Team-Triage.Apr 20 2016, 6:13 PM

Catrope removed a subtask: T90474: Echo email notifications should not truncate text.Apr 25 2016, 9:39 PM

Catrope removed a subtask: T64661: Echo: Emailed Notifications for new usertalkpage messages should include more or all of the message.