Reduce watchlist_count threshold for pages which send notifications, such as User talk pages.
I was told that Toolserver's 30 watcher limit was simply "comfortable". I could raise or lower depending on the application, for my useractivity tool I felt 10+ watcher was enough for user talk pages.
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Jdrewniak | T128546 [Recurring Task] Update Wikipedia and sister projects portals statistics | |||
| Resolved | Krenair | T134017 Create Wikipedia Jamaican | |||
| Invalid | None | T150548 Reduce watchlist_count threshold | |||
| Stalled | None | T59617 Make watchlist table available as curated foo_p.watchlist_count on labsdb | |||
| Duplicate | None | T93887 Replicate watchlist to labs | |||
| Duplicate | None | T106089 Replicate sanitized watchlist table | |||
| Resolved | ori | T135029 adywiki and jamwiki are missing the associated *_p databases with appropriate views | |||
| Restricted Task | |||||
| Resolved | • chasemp | T138450 maintain-replicas.pl unmaintained, unmaintainable |
Dispenser,
this is a more complicated request, because it is not about exposing more data in tools, it is about exposing more data in general.
Looking at the api, currently the threshold is at "Fewer than 30 watchers", and I do not see a reason for that to be lower or different on tools. I see a validity on the request to lower it, but it should be directed to change it on production first (so API and tools agree). I believe that is controlled by this variable: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/diffusion/OMWC/browse/master/wmf-config/InitialiseSettings.php;61b6711b35b3333ba74a1b007eec2864cc74e673$11006 but I am not 100% sure.
I concur with @jcrespo: it makes sense to agree on a main API value instead to have several values according the tool used for consultation.
/* Most watched unstarted RfAs */ SELECT SUBSTRING(wl_title, 24, 50) AS RfA_subpage, Watchers FROM watchlist_count LEFT JOIN page ON wl_namespace=page_namespace AND wl_title=page_title WHERE wl_namespace = 4 AND wl_title LIKE "Requests_for_adminship/%" AND wl_title NOT LIKE "Requests_for_adminship/Archive_%" AND page_id IS NULL ORDER BY watchers DESC;
+----------------------------------------------------+----------+ | RfA_subpage | Watchers | +----------------------------------------------------+----------+ | Koavf_3 | 415 | | Malleus_Fatuarum_3 | 40 | | Daniel/August_2006Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship | 39 | | SandyGeorgia | 35 | | Daniel_2 | 35 | | Kelly_Martin_(2) | 32 | +----------------------------------------------------+----------+
Compare to 2010 results from the Toolserver, much usefulness is removed.
Removing the DBA tag and subscribing myself instead. Once there are specific actions for DBA please re-add us and/or @mention me.
The watchlist_count table doesn't currently exist on data services at all. If it's ever brought back then a new number will be decided, so there's nothing to reduce right now.
Bringing it back is tracked in the parent.