On Oct 26, 2020, at 11:50, Jean Abou Samra <j...@abou-samra.fr> wrote: >>> - Status::invalid, Status::duplicate and Status::shelved converted >>> to plain labels. >> What is the value of "shelved"? We have 3 issues with that label and I >> don't see what makes them special. > > > As far as I know, the typical use case would be things like > https://gitlab.com/lilypond/lilypond/-/issues/979 > where development moved in completely different directions, > obviating the issue. > > I agree that it sounds weird to have it on open issues in > the vein of > https://gitlab.com/lilypond/lilypond/-/issues/2072 > On the other hand, there are also many patch-tracking issues > marked "Patch::abandoned" but still open. That's likely a separate > topic. Maybe we could rename Status::shelved to "Abandoned" > instead of "Shelved"?
The main purpose of this tag would be to exclude such tickets from searches of open-or-fixed issues, correct? I don't see a good reason to differentiate between Abandoned and Invalid other than possibly to avoid an emotional reaction. If that is a problem, we could possibly work around it by choosing a more neutral synonym (Void?) that works for both. — Dan