Sure.  The original complaint was that the Indicator Applet Session
(indicator-session), which replaced the Fast User-Switcher Applet (FUSA)
and the Shutdown Applet, lacks any sort of "preferences" or "settings"
that used to be available for users with the previous applets.

To address your comments:
-"as far as a right click menu for settings is concerned thats no where in the 
spec so 'wont fix'".  Just because something is not done or not in the spec 
doesn't mean it's not a bug.  To some users (not necessarily me) it is not only 
a bug, but a regression, since previous versions of Ubuntu allowed this 
customization.  Design decisions can still be bugs.

-"there are gconf keys to suppress the shutdown, reboot etc confirmation
dialogues".  This is, for me, a usability bug that highlights a more
prevalent underlying problem.  I HATE having to click "Shut Down" again
after I've already clicked it once in the Indicator Applet Session.  It
was really annoying with the timer (which was set for a ridiculously
long time) too.  When this sort of design decision affects literally
every user, experienced and not, we need a better solution than editing
a gconf key or some command line fu.  In fact, over a year ago I vowed
not to apply these technical fixes because "everyday users" can't figure
them out on their own and usually just assume that Ubuntu is broken or
poorly designed (or both).  Saying "it's a gconf key setting" is a cop
out that alienates average users.  Either make it a real option
somewhere that can be found, accessed, and understood using a simple GUI
or eliminate the option completely and force everyone to live with your
decision.  With a design decision like this, which affects every user in
some way, and is understandably frustrating for some by interrupting
their work-flow, an option somewhere needs to be available.  So this is
a bug. Call it a usability request if you want.

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no preferences settings in indicator-applet-session logging out menu (top right 
menu)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/425552
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