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Thumbsup first post should also subscribe to issue #3002

fenollp posted onGitHub

Say you really are looking forward to a certain feature and an issue has already been filed. Now GitHub registers interest by counting thumbs-ups (sort:reactions-+1) so you go and thumb up the first comment on that issue.

Months later you realize someone posted a workaround on that thread but you were never made aware of this as you forgot to subscribe to the thread (or like me you assumed that +1 automatically subscribed oneself).

Example URL: https://github.com/isaacs/github/issues/66#issue-16434919

I think only adding a +1 to the first post of the issue should auto-sub as it is colloquially at least how interest is registered. Moreover you don't want to be subscribed to a thread just because you've +1'd a random comment buried deep within.

Note: I couldn't find a related issue in this repo, however the thread of https://github.com/isaacs/github/issues/283 shows I am not the only one that assumed "+1 of 1st comment = subscribe".

Thanks for your life saving work.

(or like me you assumed that +1 automatically subscribed oneself).

That's the wrong assumption, none of the social networks I know work that way.

It kinda makes sense (+1 shows interest) but also I don't want to know every single update to the issue until years later it's solved.

The Subscribe button is right there; If you want updates, it should be explicit.

posted by fregante almost 5 years ago

Maybe don't fully subscribe, but be notified only whenever issue is thereafter closed?

posted by TPS almost 5 years ago

I think it's still unwanted/unexpected behavior. #3005 would be useful to make on-closed subscription faster.

posted by fregante almost 5 years ago

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