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Reporters/Authors should be also subscribed to migrated tasks
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In Bugzilla, the default preferences are such that the user gets emailed about all bugs he or she reported even if not CC'd. However, I am apparently not subscribed to all my tasks.

To https://bugzillapreview.wmflabs.org/T3064 (migrated from https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65772), I am "Automatically Subscribed" though not listed as a subscriber. (Does this mean that when someone else subscribes, I am no longer subscribed? Is there even a user guide for Maniphest?)

To https://bugzillapreview.wmflabs.org/T5391 (migrated from https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=67403), I am apparently not subscribed at all. I see "Subscribers None", and the button says "Subscribe", not "Unsubscribe".

In contrast, when I create a new task I am explicitly listed as a subscriber.

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PleaseStand created this task.Oct 26 2014, 12:06 PM
PleaseStand raised the priority of this task from to Needs Triage.
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Qgil triaged this task as Low priority.Oct 26 2014, 2:58 PM
Qgil added subscribers: • chasemp, Qgil.

I don't know why in one task you are "automatically subscribed" and not in another, maybe @chasemp can help here.

However, being the Author of the task I believe the difference is irrelevant: authors should receive updates of actions in their tasks just like subscribers. (please correct me if I'm wrong)

I don't think there is a user guide that will go into this level of details. There is https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Phabricator/Help#Receiving_updates_and_notifications, where edits are welcome.

• MZMcBride subscribed.Oct 26 2014, 7:36 PM
• chasemp added a comment.Oct 27 2014, 7:49 PM

I am not sure what 'Automatically Subscribed' means in this context. I think in Phab terms author is CC'd at task creation, explicitly, and assignee never is. We can change this so that when teh author is updated we ensure CC. If reporter == author I mean.

• chasemp added a comment.Oct 27 2014, 7:50 PM

By never is, I mean never explicitly in the CC field by default. That doesn't mean they don't get updates, but I would have to tinker to determine the extent of it.

Qgil moved this task from Backlog to Need Discussion on the Bugzilla-Preview board.Oct 28 2014, 10:27 AM
Qgil added a subtask: T944: Testing whether authors not CCed receive notifications.Oct 28 2014, 10:38 AM
Qgil renamed this task from Reporters are not automatically subscribed to migrated tasks to Reporters should be also subscribed to migrated tasks.Oct 28 2014, 10:52 AM
Qgil raised the priority of this task from Low to Medium.
Qgil mentioned this in T945: Testing whether authors not CCed receive notifications (and 2).Oct 28 2014, 11:04 AM
Qgil closed subtask T944: Testing whether authors not CCed receive notifications as Invalid.
Qgil edited subtasks, added: T945: Testing whether authors not CCed receive notifications (and 2); removed: T944: Testing whether authors not CCed receive notifications.
Qgil added a comment.Oct 28 2014, 11:07 AM

It turns out that Authors not CCed don't receive updates. The migration script should add authors to CC, emulating what Phabricator does by default when someone creates a task manually.

@PleaseStand, thank you for catching this detail.

Qgil moved this task from Need Discussion to Ready To Go on the Bugzilla-Preview board.Oct 28 2014, 11:08 AM
Qgil assigned this task to • chasemp.Oct 29 2014, 9:26 PM
• chasemp renamed this task from Reporters should be also subscribed to migrated tasks to Reporters/Authors should be also subscribed to migrated tasks.Nov 3 2014, 2:19 PM
• chasemp closed this task as Resolved.Nov 5 2014, 4:45 PM

authors are subscribed on metadata claim

https://bugzillapreview.wmflabs.org/T454

epriestley changed the status of subtask T945: Testing whether authors not CCed receive notifications (and 2) from Invalid to Resolved.Mar 4 2015, 8:18 AM
Qgil changed the status of subtask T945: Testing whether authors not CCed receive notifications (and 2) from Resolved to Invalid.Mar 4 2015, 8:49 AM
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