I don't know where exactly to add my idea, but here goes. From bugzilla (bugzilla:3234):

<dungodung> brion_away: I was wondering... I searched and didn't find this bug,
actually an enhancement
<dungodung> namely, I'd like it if an edit to a subpage of a user's talk page
occurs, the user is notified by the "you have a new message" message
<dungodung> say there's [[User talk:Dungodung/Tasks]]
<dungodung> and someone decides to give me a task
<dungodung> and when he edits the page
<dungodung> I get notified
<dungodung> because it's in my user talk page namespace
<dungodung> but atm, you don't get the notification, because the software can't
recognize the subpages from the raw username
<dungodung> brion_away: do you get what I'm saying?
<brion_away> well, what we could use is a more general message notification system
<brion_away> right now it's a special-case hack
<brion_away> we could use an improved system for, among other things,
system-wide notices (upcoming downtime, etc) as well

So generally, it would be nice to have an enhanced notification system that
would allow users to be notified about almost anything that concerns them.

--Dungodung 08:52, 23 August 2005 (UTC)Reply

Permissions emails

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Being emailed when you've been blocked, granted admin powers, or similar things would also be a useful feature. For the blocking email, it would of course give the reason within the message text, and the reply-to address could perhaps be the blocking admin's email address so you can get straight back to them regarding the issue. Garrett 21:53, 9 January 2006 (UTC)Reply

Extend edit-user-talk notification to include edits to all subpages of an editor's user page

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Being notified on-wiki whenever changes are made by a 3rd party to any User sub-page would seem both sensible and logical. It would quickly flag up vandalism, or accidental misposting, or discussions held legitimately on one of those sub-pages (e.g. detailed collaborative working that's best kept off one's main talk page). Limiting such notifications to just one's main userpage and talk page seems flawed. Six or more years ago this was raised as an issue, and someone undertook to address it. I did raise this again a year ago, however nothing ever came of it. Maybe this idea could be revived? See: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T5234 Regards, Nick Moyes (talk) 09:32, 20 November 2019 (UTC)Reply

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