It's not a mistake. From the thread where permissions are relaxed: >How about we make it so that normal users have full privilages except the following: > >- Can't bulk change >- Can't change Importance field >- Can't re-open bugs in the CLOSED state
For a user user the bug that affects them is always the most important. We need something for devs to still be able to use. If you're a triager/developer we can get you edit rights. David