We don't use bugzilla votes as a strong signal for prioritization on
devtools.

We do actually keep an eye on votes in some other channels (
ffdevtools.uservoice.com), but I don't think anyone on devtools would
object strongly to votes going away in bugzilla.

-dave


On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 3:48 PM, Axel Hecht <l...@mozilla.com> wrote:

> I recall that at least one group actively uses votes to prioritize stuff.
>
> I can't really tell which one, I'm leaning towards devtools, but I don't
> have any data to back that up.
>
> I mostly remember because I was surprised.
>
> Also, for a component like devtools, I can see how it'd make sense.
>
> Axel
>
>
> On 6/10/15 12:09 AM, Mark Côté wrote:
>
>> In a quest to simplify both the interface and the maintenance of
>> bugzilla.mozilla.org, we're looking for features that are of
>> questionable value to see if we can get rid of them.  As I'm sure
>> everyone knows, Bugzilla grew organically, without much of a road map,
>> over a long time, and it experienced a lot of scope bloat, which has
>> made it complex both on the inside and out.  I'd like to cut that down
>> at least a bit if I can.
>>
>> To that end, I'd like to consider the voting feature.  While it is
>> enabled on a quite a few products, anecdotally I have heard
>> many times that it isn't actually useful, that is, votes aren't really
>> being used to prioritize features & fixes.  If your team uses voting,
>> I'd like to talk about your use case and see if, in general, it makes
>> sense to continue to support this feature.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mark
>>
>>
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