Re: [Tails-dev] Requesting help: mass-unsubscribe from notif…

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Author: Cyril Brulebois
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To: The Tails public development discussion list
Subject: Re: [Tails-dev] Requesting help: mass-unsubscribe from notifications
intrigeri <intrigeri@???> (2020-07-28):
> I was confused and unclear. I've sent you the list of issues for which
> you're in the list of "participants", which I believe is a superset of
> the list of issues to which you've been subscribed automatically: even
> if you've opted out of notifications for such an issue earlier, you're
> still in the list of participants, so the issue appears on the list
> I've sent you. I suppose this explains the discrepancy you've noted.


Oh, that makes total sense, ta.

> > Also, what happens if I make sure notifications are off for each item on
> > that list (which is my plan in the few next minutes)? Do they get turned
> > on again if I get mentioned?
>
> I'm pretty sure that regardless of your current subscription status on
> a given issue, you'll get a notification if you're mentioned (that's
> what @mention is for, after all).


Good, that was my main worry…

> But:
>
> - I don't know if this re-enables notifications on that issue.
>
>  - I don't know what happens if you participate again in that issue,
>    i.e. whether GitLab will re-enable notifications. I can see good
>    reasons for both potential behaviors.


… and now that GitLab traffic should be more reasonable, I should be
able to spend some time checking the notification status next time I get
some poke via GitLab.


Thanks for your help, much appreciated.


Cheers,
--
Cyril 'kibi' Brulebois (ckb@???)