- Is it correct to assume that notifications are only sent for images that lie in Commons or must we have the same behavior e.g. for Wikipedia-only files as well?
- Is it correct to assume that this wish is meant to be true for all projects, not just files used in Wikipedia?
- How important is it to enable/disable the feature on a per-file basis and not generally?
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| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | None | T125653 Create new types of notifications | |||
| Open | None | T77154 Notification: Your file was used | |||
| Resolved | None | T143711 Open questions to fulfill "Be notified when your file is used somewhere" |
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My take is: yes, yes, very.
It's very important to just "mute" separate files, because if one is being used in a navbox or other templates, the file may become used in thousands or even millions of pages, and you don't want that many notifications, but you still might want notifications for all your other files that are being used "normally".
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My answers:
- Yes and no. Files uploaded to Commons should trigger global notifications. Locally uploaded files generating notifications on that project is going to be desirable for at least some people - for example it will be a useful way of tracking fair use images which need a rationale for every page they are used on. If this would significantly delay implementation of global notifications for files uploaded to Commons though then it should be postponed to a second phase.
- Yes. A file uploaded to Commons used anywhere should generate a notification.
- Very. I agree completely with what Ainali said.
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Answers have been collected. Let's continue in T77154: Notification: Your file was used.