Last modified: 2013-02-25 10:27:34 UTC
A logged out users get Special:NewMessages shown. I expect them to see an error page saying that they need to log in so as to see their new messages, since without a user name, there are likely no ways to determine whose individual new messages are meant. In the case of the URL above [0], I saw a thread [1] from a subpage [2] of another page [3] that I am not watching in a language which I do not understand. [0] http://translatewiki.net/wiki/Special:NewMessages [1] http://translatewiki.net/wiki/Thread:Portal_talk:Hu/Openscope [2] http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Portal_talk:Hu&offset=20091122182115#Openscope_410 [3] http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Portal_talk:Hu
IP talk pages with LQT enabled?
Nope, the abovementioned thread was from a Portal_talk: page. Portal pages are content pages serving a special set of informations in a somewhat structured (templated) way, but technically, for LQT, they're pretty normal pages afaics. I suppose, LQT is enabled for each and every user in the wiki, including IP ones, since they should be able to contribute to discussions and make requests, although I do not remember that happening - maybe because users are asked to register, and unregistered users have little chances to anything useful than participating in discussions or correcting typos in very few pages.
> I suppose, LQT is enabled for each and every user in the wiki, including IP > ones, Marking invalid as a result.
What's invalid about this bug report? Even IP-users should not get random messages that thy have no relation to.
(In reply to comment #4) > What's invalid about this bug report? From comment #0: > A logged out users get Special:NewMessages shown. Logged out users IP users, unless I'm missing something. I just tested this by logging in to MW.org and leaving my IP talk page a message. Sure enough, when I logged out, there was a notice saying I had a new message waiting. Clicking the link took me to the talk page for my IP. Could you explain how this behavior is incorrect?
I wrote: > I suppose, LQT is enabled for each and every user in the wiki, including IP > ones, This needs to be verified - is it so? As reported in comment 0 above, when logged out, I saw http://translatewiki.net/wiki/Thread:Portal_talk:Hu/Openscope I checked the edit history of each contribution - none was made from an IP user. So, the only remaining explanation was an IP user watching the page or the thread. This needs to be verified - is it so ? And is there one ? And are all watching IP Addresses in the range that could have been assigned to my computer ?
(In reply to comment #6) > So, the only remaining explanation was an IP user watching the page or the > thread. IP users cannot watch pages, right? I am not sure if this should be here at this specific bug, or at Bug 40089, or maybe a completely new one. But if I open an InPrivate browsing session and visit http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:NewMessages (as an IP user), I see dunnohowmany pages of threads from all over the wiki. I’m quite sure nobody from this IP address has ever visited those talkpages. And I am able to click Mark as Read on the threads. This just does not seem right.
