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Disable notification about links to created pages when links are added by reverting an edit
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So here's the case: I've created a couple of articles that are linked from [[no:Russland]]. When a vandal removes (most of) the content from that page and is reverted, I get a notification that "the page XYZ that you created has been linked from Russland". I am proposing that the notification feature disregards links that are added as part of a one-click revert (that is to say, if they are added as part of an "Undo revision" action, I should probably still get a notification, but not when simple vandalism is reverted).


Merged duplicate:
This edit has blanked an important part of an article. The rollback done by a sysop has restored the initial page with a link to a page I've created. I've then received the Page links Notification (markasread=27741230).

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I don't know if that's the case for all reverts and rollbacks. Would it be possible to exclude Page links Notifications when they are done via a rollback?

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Confirmed - 'rollback' and 'undo' action which restore edits with a page link (the case described above) and mentions will re-send notifications.

Please fix this. Reverting this caused me pinging 20 people.

Please fix this. Reverting this caused me pinging 20 people.

That looks like a separate problem (mention x page-linked). Per T150913, it looks as if the requirement of a new signature to send a ping was removed.

Please fix this. Reverting this caused me pinging 20 people.

That looks like a separate problem (mention x page-linked). Per T150913, it looks as if the requirement of a new signature to send a ping was removed.

Both seem close to each other though.

If the SHA-digest match up with a previous one, then the notification should be dismissed.?

Change 700238 had a related patch set uploaded (by Matěj Suchánek; author: Matěj Suchánek):

[mediawiki/extensions/Echo@master] Disable notifications when a created page is linked with a revert

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/700238