Stop attributing system events to users in merge requests when action was done by the system
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Proposal
Use GitLab in place of a user name when it is a system event not initiated by the user. This would be a plain text without a link.
Discussion around proposed solution #368800 (comment 3010823752).
Ideal solution would be to have specific sentences for this scenario #368800 (comment 3009945117)
Problem to solve
In the MRs, for some actions that are performed by the system, such as drop/cancel an MR from a train, are attributed to users. This leaves the users misinformed and in most instances very confused and thinking what did they do to make the train drop the MR. This is one event that I as an author of this issue am aware of, there might be more.
Screenshot from a gitaly MR: gitaly!2680 (merged)
Intended users
All personas interacting with MRs would be affected.
User experience goal
The activity log should correctly communicate to users if an event was performed by the system.
Further details
Permissions and Security
Documentation
Availability & Testing
Available Tier
Free
Feature Usage Metrics
What does success look like, and how can we measure that?
What is the type of buyer?
Is this a cross-stage feature?
Yes, with grouppipeline execution.
What is the competitive advantage or differentiation for this feature?
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