Subsequent Wiki Edits by Same User Don’t Trigger Notifications

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LW2333 reports that subsequent wiki edits to a post by the same user do not trigger notifications for watchers, hindering the ability to inform readers of updates to serialized fiction. The initial edit of a wiki post notifies watchers, but subsequent edits by the same user do not, unless another user intervenes. A gap of around 20 hours between edits can reset the notification system, as discovered by LW2333. This behavior seems to be by design, as JammyDodger references a previous bug report about sporadic wiki post notifications [https://meta.discourse.org/t/sporadic-wiki-post-notifications/208675/6?u=jammydodger]. LW2333 is looking for a solution to ensure all edits trigger notifications, or a way to reliably trigger notifications even with frequent updates from a single user.

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I post serialized fiction on my forum. For each novel, I create a topic that serves as a table of contents, with the OP linking to all chapters. I read in this topic that making the OP a wiki would allow edits to notify users watching the topic. I tried that, when I edit the wiki post for the first time, users watching the topic get notified as expected. But if I make more edits afterward, no further notifications are sent.

It seems that only the first edit in a row by a user triggers a notification. If the same user makes several edits in succession, only the first one sends a notification. But once another user edits the post, the original user can trigger a new notification with their next edit.

For example:

  • User A creates the wiki post.
  • Users B and C are watching the topic.
  • A edits the post — B and C are notified.
  • A edits again — no notification.
  • A edits a third time — still no notification.
  • Then User B edits the post — A and C are notified.
  • After that, A edits again — this time, B and C are notified.

This makes it difficult to keep readers informed when new chapters are added, because all updates come from the same user. Is this the expected behavior? Is there any way to make every edit (even by the same user) trigger a notification for watchers?

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! :slightly_smiling_face:

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I remember a previous Contribute > Bug report about this:

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Thanks for the bug report! I did some testing myself and noticed that if there’s a gap of around 20 hours after the last edit, the next edit can trigger the notification again. Still not sure what’s going on, but for now I’ll just try lowering the update frequency to avoid it.