[OSM-dev] Editors should advise users of new messages

[Ian Dees]

On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 8:19 PM, Alan Mintz
<Alan_Mintz+OSM at earthlink.net<Alan_Mintz%2BOSM at earthlink.net>
> wrote:

> At 2010-06-04 17:27, John Smith wrote:
> >On 5 June 2010 10:02, Alan Mintz <Alan_Mintz+OSM at earthlink.net<Alan_Mintz%2BOSM at earthlink.net>>
> wrote:
> > > Perhaps OSM editors should be able to check for new messages and advise
> the
> > > user?
> >
> >Isn't that what the block feature is for?
>
> ? I've not been blocked by anyone, but do not always get a reply. If the
> user never logs into openstreetmap.org via the web interface and does not
> read mail sent to the email address that they have registered, they will
> never see the messages. In this case, it would be nice if the editors (e.g.
> JOSM, Potlatch) told them they had messages to read and directed them to
> them.
>
>
I think John's point was that if we blocked the user, he would not be able
to make any edits and then try to investigate why. Perhaps during this
investigation he would see the messages you sent him.
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