* Matt Fischer ([email protected]) wrote: > On 04/04/2012 11:15 AM, Brian Murray wrote: > >On Wed, Apr 04, 2012 at 01:28:23AM +0100, Dr. David Alan Gilbert wrote: > >>I was asked by Logan_ on #ubuntu-bugs to remove the assignee and > >>change the status back : > >> > >>(01:13:13) Logan_: Can somebody change the status of > >>https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jockey/+bug/804662 to "Confirmed" > >>(and remove the assigned person)? > >>(01:13:14) ubot2: Launchpad bug 804662 in jockey "jockey-gtk crashed with > >>TypeError in _execute_child(): execv() arg 2 must contain only strings" > >>[Undecided,Fix released] > >>(01:13:46) Logan_: It was incorrectly marked as Fix Released by a newbie, > >>and someone assigned it to himself randomly, and I can't change the values > >>back. > >> > >>On investigation it looks a bit odd; there have been lots of status > >>changes in a short time, all by users who've existed for only > >>a few days/weeks, all with 0 karma, and membership of no groups. > >> > >>I can't quite see why - it feels spammy but maybe there is a sane > >>explanation. > >I believe this happens because Launchpad does not do a good job of > >explaining what bug terms (status, assignee, importance) mean. Then > >when you have a bug with lots of duplicates or users affected those > >people are trying to help but don't know how Launchpad works. This > >results in strange changes to statuses and assignees. I don't believe > >there was an malicious intent. > > > >-- > >Brian Murray > >Ubuntu Bug Master > > I looked at this last night and the odd variety of users who > assigned this to themselves made me think it was not spam, but > people not knowing what to do. Also once a new user sees that the > last guy assigned it to himself, he figures that he'd better do it > too, and it propagates.
OK - thought it worth pointing it out; I guess it does point there might be need for an LP user interface change if so many people are making the same type of screw up. Dave -- -----Open up your eyes, open up your mind, open up your code ------- / Dr. David Alan Gilbert | Running GNU/Linux | Happy \ \ gro.gilbert @ treblig.org | | In Hex / \ _________________________|_____ http://www.treblig.org |_______/ _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-bugcontrol Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-bugcontrol More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
