Add watchuser to unblock API
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	Amorymeltzer
	Jul 10 2020, 10:17 AM

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Summary: There will be a new option for Administrators when they are unblocking a user, to add the unblocked user’s user page to their watchlist. This works both via Special:Unblock and via the API.
Here is a screenshot of the future interface at Special:Unblock:

Original task:
The blocking API has watchuser to allow the blocking sysop to watch the relevant user and user talk page, isn't it reasonable for unblock to have it as well? I'd imagine wanting to be kept up-to-date on further activity, etc. would be warranted.

Special:Unblock is simple by design (but see T242888) so I'm agnostic on whether a checkbox should be added there, but I suppose it'd be reasonable too.

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	Subject	Repo	Branch	Lines +/-
	api: Add watch option for userpage to action=unblock	mediawiki/core	master	+74 -4
	specials: Add watch option for userpage to Special:Unblock	mediawiki/core	master	+76 -8

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Mentioned In: T333173: JavaScript Error: "No infusion data found: mw-input-wpTarget" on Special:Unblock
T272294: Add watchuser to userrights API
Mentioned Here: T248407: Add expiry support to remaining APIs that watch pages
T248515: Watchlist Expiry: Add watchlist expiry support to Block API [medium]
T242888: Show block log on Special:Unblock

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Amorymeltzer created this task.Jul 10 2020, 10:17 AM

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Presumably would be added to T248407/T248515 if done.

Amorymeltzer updated the task description. (Show Details)Jul 10 2020, 10:18 AM

Removing tag that was auto-added by Herald. Retag if there's work for CPT here.

Amorymeltzer mentioned this in T272294: Add watchuser to userrights API.Jan 19 2021, 11:21 AM

Change 895859 had a related patch set uploaded (by Umherirrender; author: Umherirrender):

[mediawiki/core@master] specials: Add watch option for userpage to Special:Unblock

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/895859

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Change 895864 had a related patch set uploaded (by Umherirrender; author: Umherirrender):

[mediawiki/core@master] api: Add watch option for userpage to action=unblock

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/895864

Umherirrender claimed this task.Mar 8 2023, 9:46 PM

Summary for User-notice: After patches associated to this task get deployed, it will be possible to add user (talk) pages of an user you unblocked to your watchlist, both via Special:Unblock and via the API. Here is a screenshot of the future interface at Special:Unblock:

This change will be deployed with the next train (should land on Wikipedias on March 23).

Change 895859 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] specials: Add watch option for userpage to Special:Unblock

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/895859

ReleaseTaggerBot added a project: MW-1.41-notes (1.41.0-wmf.1; 2023-03-20).Mar 17 2023, 5:00 PM

Change 895864 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] api: Add watch option for userpage to action=unblock

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/895864

Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Mar 17 2023, 6:10 PM

Thanks for the draft wording! Very appreciated.
I've edited the Task's Description to include both the blurb I will use in Tech News, and the screenshot, for easy reference of anyone clicking through.

Quiddity moved this task from To Triage to In current Tech/News draft on the User-notice board.Mar 17 2023, 10:06 PM

Tacsipacsi updated the task description. (Show Details)Mar 17 2023, 11:33 PM

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Quiddity moved this task from In current Tech/News draft to Already announced/Archive on the User-notice board.Mar 23 2023, 10:07 PM

dom_walden mentioned this in T333173: JavaScript Error: "No infusion data found: mw-input-wpTarget" on Special:Unblock.Mar 27 2023, 2:45 PM

Umherirrender closed this task as Resolved.Mar 28 2023, 7:23 PM

Maintenance_bot edited projects, added User-notice-archive; removed User-notice.Apr 7 2023, 7:30 PM