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Watchlist expiry: Watch pages for a specified time frame (2013)
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Survey: 2013

Original wish (German): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Umfragen/Technische_W%C3%BCnsche/Beobachtungsliste
Update sites on-wiki:

User Stories:
Here's the proposal from 2015, contributed by User:Derek Andrews:
"I would like to be able to set an expiry time for watchlist items, of say one week or one month. There are many pages that I do maintenance on or repair vandalism that I would like to watch for a brief period of time, but have no long term interest in. The UI I envisage would just have additional tick boxes: watch this page indefinitely, watch for one week; watch for one month."

Other reasons for short-term page watching:

  • Watch a talk page of a user that you message for a response for a limited time
  • Watch a page for a specified amount of time after a page protection expires
  • Watch a page for a short amount of time after reverting vandalism on the page.
  • Watch a time boxed discussion page for the length of the timebox

Scoping by TCB-Team:
Version 1.0: set-up a limited timeframe (view: edit normally), change the timeframe (view: edit normally), overview over timeframes (view: edit normally).

Version 2.0: set-up limited timeframe when adding article to watchlist (view:article), overview over timeframes and ability to change them (view: watchlist), warning about articles to be removed in 3 or less days (view: watchlist)

Workboard: Expiring-Watchlist-Items

Related tickets:
T8964: Watch pages for a few days only (add an expiry time) was merged into this one

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WIP RFC - Look at expiring watchlist itemsmediawiki/coremaster+369 -60
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ResolvedifriedT8964 Watch pages for a few days only (add an expiry time)
ResolvedMusikAnimalT100508 Watchlist expiry: Watch pages for a specified time frame (2013)
ResolvedAddshoreT101249 Investigation: technical possibilities for backend of "Removing articles from watchlist after a custom timeframe"
ResolvedAddshoreT103309 [GTWL] UX: Wireframe for removing articles from watchlist after a custom timeframe
InvalidAddshoreT103823 Investigation: technical possibilities for UI of "Removing articles from watchlist after a custom timeframe"
ResolvedNoneT105504 [GTWL] Story: Option to add a custom timeframe when adding an article to watchlist
DeclinedNoneT105508 [GTWL] Story: Warning about articles being removed in 3 or less days from watchlist
ResolvedNoneT105506 [GTWL] Changing the timeframe the article is set to be removed from watchlist
ResolvedNoneT105511 [GTWL] Story: Overview over which articles and when will be removed from watchlist
ResolvedNoneT105784 [GTWL] Story: Manually set-up a limited timeframe to keep an article on watchlist
ResolvedNoneT105864 [GTWL] Story: Overview over which articles and when will be removed from watchlist and ability to change it
ResolvedAddshoreT123474 Create RFC for frontend implementation of "Removing articles from watchlist after a custom timeframe"
ResolvedAddshoreT123473 Create RFC for backend implementation of "Removing articles from watchlist after a custom timeframe"
ResolvedkaldariT124752 RFC: Expiring watch list entries
ResolvedAddshoreT125990 Add a wl_id field to the watchlist table
DeclinedNoneT127953 Populate wl_timestamp field
DeclinedNoneT125991 Add wl_timestamp to the watchlist table
OpenNoneT127954 Make use of wl_id field
OpenNoneT129478 Refactor watchlist related code to use WatchedItemStore
ResolvedAddshoreT127956 Introduce WatchedItemStore
DeclinedNoneT129486 Introduce watchlist_props table
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Tobi_WMDE_SW created subtask T129478: Refactor watchlist related code to use WatchedItemStore.Mar 10 2016, 2:50 PM
Addshore closed subtask T127956: Introduce WatchedItemStore as Resolved.Mar 10 2016, 3:08 PM
Tobi_WMDE_SW added a subtask: T129486: Introduce watchlist_props table.Mar 10 2016, 3:17 PM
• DannyH subscribed.Mar 14 2016, 10:53 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Mar 15 2016, 8:01 PM

Change 245881 abandoned by Addshore:
WIP RFC - Look at expiring watchlist items

Reason:
Abandoning as there will be no point in trying to rebase this once the refactoring is done.
Of course code from here may still be used....

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/245881

Addshore closed subtask T125990: Add a wl_id field to the watchlist table as Resolved.Mar 15 2016, 8:43 PM
Tobi_WMDE_SW removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Mar 16 2016, 8:06 AM
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Tobi_WMDE_SW moved this task from Community Wishlist to Work in progress (TCB) on the TCB-Team (now WMDE-TechWish) board.Apr 19 2016, 11:29 AM
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• Lea_WMDE moved this task from Work in progress (TCB) to Watchlist Expiry on the TCB-Team (now WMDE-TechWish) board.May 11 2016, 12:41 PM
Tobi_WMDE_SW added a project: Expiring-Watchlist-Items.May 11 2016, 12:53 PM
• Lea_WMDE moved this task from Backlog to Current Version on the Expiring-Watchlist-Items board.May 12 2016, 9:17 AM
• DannyH mentioned this in T126639: Investigation: Learn exactly how the current watchlist works in preparation for working on cross-wiki watchlists.Jun 7 2016, 12:40 AM
kaldari mentioned this in T126641: [RFC] Devise plan for a cross-wiki watchlist back-end.Jul 14 2016, 1:51 AM
• Lea_WMDE renamed this task from [GTWL] Epic: Possibility to remove articles from watchlist after a custom timeframe to Watchlist expiry: Watch pages for a specified time frame (2013).Jul 14 2016, 12:37 PM
• Lea_WMDE edited projects, added German-Community-Wishlist-Main-Wishes; removed German-Community-Wishlist.
• Lea_WMDE updated the task description. (Show Details)
• Lea_WMDE moved this task from Backlog to In Research Phase on the German-Community-Wishlist-Main-Wishes board.
• Lea_WMDE moved this task from Watchlist Expiry to Community Wishlist on the TCB-Team (now WMDE-TechWish) board.Jul 14 2016, 12:41 PM
• Lea_WMDE removed a project: Expiring-Watchlist-Items.
• Lea_WMDE updated the task description. (Show Details)
• Lea_WMDE edited projects, added German-Community-Wishlist, Expiring-Watchlist-Items, TCB-Team (now WMDE-TechWish) (Oct2016-March2017); removed German-Community-Wishlist-Main-Wishes, TCB-Team (now WMDE-TechWish).Aug 18 2016, 10:49 AM
• Lea_WMDE moved this task from Backlog to Prio1 on the TCB-Team (now WMDE-TechWish) (Oct2016-March2017) board.
Tobi_WMDE_SW moved this task from Work in progress to Incoming on the German-Community-Wishlist board.Aug 31 2016, 2:17 PM
• Lea_WMDE edited projects, added German-Community-Wishlist-Main-Wishes; removed Epic.Sep 7 2016, 12:05 PM
• Lea_WMDE moved this task from In Research Phase to Blocked on the German-Community-Wishlist-Main-Wishes board.Sep 7 2016, 12:16 PM
• Lea_WMDE moved this task from Prio1 to Backlog on the TCB-Team (now WMDE-TechWish) (Oct2016-March2017) board.Sep 21 2016, 3:17 PM
MusikAnimal subscribed.Oct 15 2016, 6:22 AM
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Addshore changed the status of subtask T125991: Add wl_timestamp to the watchlist table from Open to Stalled.Mar 21 2017, 9:35 AM
Addshore changed the status of subtask T129478: Refactor watchlist related code to use WatchedItemStore from Open to Stalled.
Addshore changed the task status from Open to Stalled.Mar 21 2017, 11:50 AM
Addshore changed the status of subtask T129486: Introduce watchlist_props table from Open to Stalled.
Addshore changed the status of subtask T127954: Make use of wl_id field from Open to Stalled.
Addshore changed the status of subtask T127953: Populate wl_timestamp field from Open to Stalled.

Stalled pending resuming work here once wl_id is deployed on wmf sites (T130067).

Izno subscribed.May 12 2017, 3:00 PM

After T130067 is resolved (which is Soon it looks like), what does the schedule look like for development of this feature? Are we looking 1 quarter into the future? 2? Or longer?

• Lea_WMDE changed the status of subtask T129478: Refactor watchlist related code to use WatchedItemStore from Stalled to Open.May 18 2017, 8:03 PM
• Lea_WMDE moved this task from Blocked to Ready for Development on the German-Community-Wishlist-Main-Wishes board.May 30 2017, 4:34 PM
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Addshore changed the status of subtask T124752: RFC: Expiring watch list entries from Open to Stalled.Jan 15 2018, 9:52 AM
daniel mentioned this in T208487: [RfC] Add CURRENT_TIMESTAMP support for `wl_notificationtimestamps` in watchlist table.Nov 9 2018, 2:23 PM
xSavitar mentioned this in T209773: RFC: Proposal to add wl_addedtimestamp attribute to the watchlist table.Nov 17 2018, 9:37 PM
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This is on the Community Wishlist Survey 2019, and seems to get a lot of support: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2019/Watchlists/Watchlist_item_expiration

Amorymeltzer subscribed.Jan 12 2019, 8:44 PM
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Niharika mentioned this in T223174: [Timebox - 8 hours] Investigation: Watchlist Expiry.May 28 2019, 6:53 PM
JTannerWMF moved this task from Inbox to External on the Growth-Team board.May 29 2019, 3:20 PM
JTannerWMF subscribed.

It appears the Community-Tech team is looking into this, so we are marking this external.

Stevietheman unsubscribed.May 30 2019, 12:14 AM
• Lea_WMDE moved this task from Ready for Development to Backlog on the German-Community-Wishlist-Main-Wishes board.Jul 2 2019, 10:36 AM
ifried moved this task from Current Version to Older WMDE Work (on hold; for reference only) on the Expiring-Watchlist-Items board.Oct 25 2019, 7:57 PM
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kaldari changed the task status from Stalled to Open.Jan 13 2020, 10:14 PM
kaldari subscribed.

No longer stalled since wl_id has been implemented on WMF sites.

kaldari changed the status of subtask T124752: RFC: Expiring watch list entries from Stalled to Open.Jan 13 2020, 10:15 PM
• Elitre unsubscribed.Jan 21 2020, 6:48 PM
kaldari closed subtask T129486: Introduce watchlist_props table as Declined.Feb 5 2020, 1:52 AM
Samwilson changed the status of subtask T127954: Make use of wl_id field from Stalled to Open.Feb 20 2020, 7:13 AM
Tobi_WMDE_SW unsubscribed.May 26 2020, 12:30 PM
kaldari closed subtask T124752: RFC: Expiring watch list entries as Resolved.Oct 28 2020, 7:39 PM
Aklapper changed the status of subtask T125991: Add wl_timestamp to the watchlist table from Stalled to Open.Nov 1 2020, 11:36 PM
thiemowmde closed subtask T105504: [GTWL] Story: Option to add a custom timeframe when adding an article to watchlist as Resolved.Nov 2 2020, 11:08 AM
thiemowmde closed subtask T105511: [GTWL] Story: Overview over which articles and when will be removed from watchlist as Resolved.Nov 2 2020, 11:12 AM
thiemowmde closed subtask T105864: [GTWL] Story: Overview over which articles and when will be removed from watchlist and ability to change it as Resolved.
thiemowmde closed subtask T105784: [GTWL] Story: Manually set-up a limited timeframe to keep an article on watchlist as Resolved.Nov 2 2020, 11:14 AM
thiemowmde closed subtask T105506: [GTWL] Changing the timeframe the article is set to be removed from watchlist as Resolved.
thiemowmde closed subtask T105508: [GTWL] Story: Warning about articles being removed in 3 or less days from watchlist as Declined.
Addshore closed subtask T127953: Populate wl_timestamp field as Declined.Nov 2 2020, 11:46 AM
Addshore closed subtask T125991: Add wl_timestamp to the watchlist table as Declined.
Addshore mentioned this in T125991: Add wl_timestamp to the watchlist table.Nov 3 2020, 8:29 AM
Addshore mentioned this in T127953: Populate wl_timestamp field.
Addshore mentioned this in T67187: Show when pages were added to watchlist.
Krinkle reopened subtask T124752: RFC: Expiring watch list entries as Open.Nov 4 2020, 5:17 AM
Krinkle closed subtask T124752: RFC: Expiring watch list entries as Resolved.Nov 25 2020, 9:09 PM
Asartea subscribed.Dec 17 2020, 11:01 AM
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MusikAnimal closed this task as Resolved.Jul 28 2021, 12:15 AM
MusikAnimal claimed this task.

As an epic I think this can now be resolved. The project was officially marked as complete this past January. The remaining subtasks appear to be more Technical-Debt than anything, and are problems that existed prior to Community Tech's involvement on the Watchlist Expiry project.

A very belated thank you to WMDE for adding the wl_id column :) Without that preliminary work Community Tech probably wouldn't have been able to tackle this.

Any further feature requests and bug reports related to this feature can be filed as separate tickets under Expiring-Watchlist-Items.

Addshore added a comment.Jul 29 2021, 7:41 AM

Macro cathug:

thiemowmde removed a project: German-Community-Wishlist-Main-Wishes.Jan 7 2022, 12:57 PM
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