As a PM, I want to know which of the primary use cases and proposed elements of the feature can be reasonably implemented and supported, so that I can make decisions regarding the work that we do and its relative priority.
Important Link: [[ https://wikimedia.invisionapp.com/freehand/document/4YNQMT5si | (early) mockup ideas ]]
**Acceptance Criteria:**
//Basic Functionality: Investigate how users can watch a page temporarily//
* Via the "watch" star: Can we add a drop-down menu (when user clicks the "watch" star) that enables them to select a timerange (for example, one day, one month, three months, six months, or permanently)? See the mockup link for examples.
** What are the possible risks or issues associated with implementing this?
* Via Special:EditWatchlist: Can we allow users to select one or multiple items on their watchlist, and then click a new button ("Watch Temporarily"), which will generate some sort of drop-down or datepicker to select when the watch period should expire?
*** What are the possible risks or issues associated with implementing this?
//Customization: Investigate ability to allow users to set custom timeranges in the following ways://
* Type in the number of days or weeks in a drop-down when watching the page
* Select a custom and specific timerange (either via datepicker or blank fields for days/weeks) when the user first chooses to watch the page temporarily
* Set default timeranges via Preferences (see mockup example)
//Management: Investigate how we can support users who have temporarily watched pages by visually distinguishing between temporarily & permanently watched pages//
* Indicator on the page: Can we implement a half star (as per the mockup example)? If not (or if too technically difficult), what would be a more manageable solution?
* Indicator on the watchlist: Can temporarily watched pages have some sort of icon next to them? If not, what other behavior is possible?
* Can we implement a filter on the watchlist, so users can view all temporarily watched pages? Would this add a lot of work/effort?
Notifications: Investigate our to notify users (in Echo) about changes to the watch status, including:
* When a page is about to expire (for example, within one day of expiration)
* When the page has expired (i.e. within one day after expiration)
* If we cannot provide any notifications in Echo, why not? And are there any other alternative forms of notification/communication that may be manageable, from a technical perspective?