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! 