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Can't change self-generated bug notifications preference from bug subscription page

Bug #1530671 reported by jidanni
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This bug affects 1 person
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Launchpad itself
Triaged
Low
Unassigned

Bug Description

User reports a bug, e.g.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/midori/+bug/1530669/

User gets an email that he reported the bug.

User thinks "why do I get an email about me myself reporting a bug?
Bugzilla wouldn't do that. Yes I love emails about comments people make
about my bugs, but gosh, I don't need to know about actions I did
myself, because I already know I did them because I did them."

User looks in e.g.,
https://bugs.launchpad.net/midori/+bug/1530669/+subscriptions
to find a way to turn off email notifications about actions he did
himself, but finds none.

There should be a preference, "notify me of (bug) actions I did" off by default.

Revision history for this message
Mattia Rizzolo (mapreri) wrote : Re: [Bug 1530671] [NEW] disable email notifications for changes I make

On Sun, Jan 03, 2016 at 04:57:38PM -0000, jidanni wrote:
> Public bug reported:
> User looks in e.g.,
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/midori/+bug/1530669/+subscriptions
> to find a way to turn off email notifications about actions he did
> himself, but finds none.

that's just the wrong place to look.

> There should be a preference, "notify me of (bug) actions I did" off by
> default.

there is a "Send me bug notifications for changes I make", on by
default (I think) in https://launchpad.net/~/+edit

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                        Mattia Rizzolo

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jidanni (dan-jacobson) wrote : Re: disable email notifications for changes I make

OK, indeed.

However when the bug mail says
"
To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/launchpad/+bug/1530671/+subscriptions

But there is no additional link "For more settings affecting bug mail, see https://launchpad.net/~/+edit ",
so he will never know!

Revision history for this message
jidanni (dan-jacobson) wrote :

So https://bugs.launchpad.net/launchpad/+bug/1530671/+subscriptions should mention "see also https://launchpad.net/~/+edit ".

William Grant (wgrant)
Changed in launchpad:
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Triaged
tags: added: bugs confusing-ui easy email
summary: - disable email notifications for changes I make
+ Can't change self-generated bug notifications preference from bug
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