Re: Bug affecting you should automatically subscribe to the bug

["Tom Berger" <tom.berger@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Shirish,

2008/10/7 shirish <shirishag75@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Hi all,
>  If a certain bug affects me I get this option where I say yes I am affected
> by the bug.
> Shouldn't that make me automatically subscribe the bug.
>
> I don't want to again subscribe to the bug.
>
> I know some people may not want to subscribe to the bug, which is also
> valid.
>
> Perhaps a solution would be to have both the things on the same page when I
> click for
> bug affecting

I've been thinking about this, and I'm not sure whether this is
necessary. Sure, the UI for marking a bug as affecting you should
change so that it requires less interaction (and it is changing), but
if we make it possible for you to mark the bug as affecting you
without going to a new page, it means that we won't be able to offer
you a choice whether to subscribe or not. Bugs that you mark as
affecting you are potentially also bugs with higher volume of traffic,
and I think many people would rather not subscribe to them because
they rather not receive a lot of mail.

Tough question - it would be great to hear more opinions.

Tom