Don't always check thread tracking checkbox

[yvi]

Title:
Don't always check thread tracking checkbox

Area:
Tracking JavaScript

Summary:
Don't always check the "Email me when someone replies in this comment thread" checkbox.

Description:
This is a very minor thing, but...

With JavaScript tracking, if you want to track a thread, the menu gives you this dialog:

"Email me when
[x] someone replies in this comment thread"

That checkbox is always checked.

This only came to my attention when porting the code over to jQuery, and the code comment literally says:

// this is a thread tracking button
// always checked: either because they're subscribed, or because
// they're going to subscribe.

I think this behavior is confusing and means users will sometimes wonder whether they are tracking a thread or not ("the menu box is checked when I click on it, but I thought I wasn't tracking the thread"). Have it checked if tracking is already on and off is tracking is off for the comment thread, the way it is with top-level comments.

Poll #7751 Don't always check thread tracking checkbox

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 47

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Should be implemented as-is.
18 (38.3%)

Should be implemented with changes. (please comment)
0 (0.0%)

Shouldn't be implemented.
8 (17.0%)

(I have no opinion)
21 (44.7%)

(Other: please comment)
0 (0.0%)

Comments

[deborah]

I find it useful that it's always checked, personally. One less action to do.

[cesy]

+1

[ninetydegrees]

I like the current behavior too, the same way 'someone comments on...' is already checked when tracking an entry, as it's the most likely thing you want to do.