Is this the result of the new watchlist? For several days it switched back and forth from the old watchlist length to a very shortened one. The last couple of days it seems to have settled down. Meanwhile, I have not changed anything in my Preferences - 30 days and 1000. I am aware of how "grouped edits" can shorten the watchlist, but I watch out for those from previous experience. What gives? ~~~~
Topic on Talk:Edit Review Improvements/New filters for edit review
Sorry to hear that. What kind of edits are missing?
No specific edits. Usually I have two days worth showing. I make a lot of categories, so usually some of those show up and other edits I have made, like a renaming request, to watch. There are very few other pages I watch. Then suddenly about a week or so ago only part of one day showed up. This went on for several days, then it would flip back and forth from one day to the next. Now it seems to have settled down, I hope. It's been ok for the last couple of days. During that time I made no changes in Preferences. I hate to opt out, as the warning says that I would lose whatever improvements and tools added since 2017. I don't know what those are, but I hate to change anything as it was fine until recently.
It is not normal that you get different results for the same watchlist. Can you share with me the URL of your watchlist, with all parameters? That will not reveal what you watch, just the filters configuration. I can then have a look at them, to tell you what may cause that change.
You can monitor categories renames using the Categories namespace filter and highlighting the moves, like this. That result will also show you Categories creations and edits. You can even narrow it down to only surface logged actions (moves and deletions). If a combination you make works for you, you can save it to reuse it later.
Opting-out improvements and tools added since 2017 means that you will return back to the watchlist you've used before the deployment of the filters.
My watchlist hasn't be shortened recently. It's been ok for 4 days now. On the example you give above: what should I do to get the same result? I tried to copy what you did, but I don't understand it. I tried to name the results, but that turns out to be hard to do. My naming attempts disappear as other windows fly up. When that happens, I don't know what to check.
I think I best opt out. The explanations are too hard to understand. I have over 300,000 edits on Commons but this new watchlist is so slow; and here on WikiMedia, these comments are hard to make. I was hard to find even this page.
To get the examples I gave you earlier, you click on the search bar (the one with a blue border in this example). You will then have access to all filters available. You can play with those filters to check what fits you.
To get the default filters back, remove all active filters (click on the X). You will then have access to a "restaure default filters" link.
Concerning your saved sets, are they on the bookmarks menu?
I understand that you want to opt-out, while you are used to the old interface. I just hope you will manage to find a solution to your problems.
I used the filters, and now I can't get back my regular watchlist. How do I get it back?
I don't know whether you can get back to what your watchlist was. However, if you're still on the 2017 watchlist interface, how about clicking the "trash can" icon to clear out all filters and then clicking the "ribbon" icon next to the other icon to save your filters? That way, you can see all past and present contributions of every page that you have on your watchlist.
Nevertheless, if you still opted-out the 2017 UI version, have you gone yet to the "Watchlist" tab of your preference settings?
I opted out of the new watchlist. That solved everything. Perhaps someday I'll learn about all those Icons and what they do. Since I'm not an admin and don't chase vandals or anything, I'm probably the type that doesn't benefit from the new watchlist. And I'm too afraid to try anything new, like putting things in the "trash can" on my watchlist. Too many times I have screwed things up by trying methods I'm not familiar with. Thanks for the suggestions though.