+1 and this applies to more than just Server bugs. On July 20, 2015 10:36:33 AM CDT, Thomas Ward <[email protected]> wrote: >While I usually don't bother to comment on these, should we re-evaluate >the "Mark a report which has no debuggable information as invalid" >approach? Given some server bugs of which users just need to include >additional information, perhaps we should expand this to say instead >"The report does not contain adequate information to determine whether >or not it is a bug, or the reporter has not attached requested >information, even if the issue is resolved for the reporter" or >similar. > >At some level, a bug just missing a couple bits of information that >could be provided by the reporter may just be "Incomplete" rather than >"Invalid". At some point, then, it should either Expire or go Invalid >if nobody's giving additional information, but initially, it sounds >more >like this would be an "Incomplete" case, rather than "Invalid". > > >Thomas > > > >-------- Forwarded Message -------- >Subject: [Ubuntu Wiki] Update of "Bugs/Bug statuses" by penalvch >Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2015 16:01:29 -0000 >From: Ubuntu Wiki <[email protected]> >To: Ubuntu Wiki <[email protected]> > > > >Dear Wiki user, > >You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Ubuntu Wiki" >for change notification. > >The "Bugs/Bug statuses" page has been changed by penalvch: >http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Bug%20statuses?action=diff&rev1=75&rev2=76 > >Comment: >Due to LP#1178982 c#38 and others, clarified Status Invalid. > >* This status is considered an experiment, and will be closely >monitored. > > * '''Invalid''': >+ * This status means the report is closed, and no further triaging >or development will continue towards it. >+ * This status should be used when: >- * This status should be used when the report does not contain >adequate information to determine whether or not it is a bug even if it >is resolved for the reporter. >+ * The report does not contain adequate information to determine >whether or not it is a bug, even if it is resolved for the reporter. >- * This should also be used if the reported problem is not a bug at >all. For example, user's lack of knowledge on how something works, >hardware failure, or fixed after updating a buggy, and outdated BIOS. >+ * The reported problem is not a bug at all. For example, the >reporter's lack of knowledge on how something works, hardware failure, >or fixed after updating a buggy, and outdated BIOS. >* It should be used conservatively as reports marked as Invalid no >longer show up in default searches. > * Be sure to triple-check a report before you invalidate it. >
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