Hi, I made the exact same argument a while back (Dropping the LATER resolution in Bugzilla http://wikimedia.7.n6.nabble.com/Dropping-the-LATER-resolution-in-Bugzilla-td743804.html ) +1 D
On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 5:25 PM, Quim Gil <[email protected]> wrote: > I was a bit of a lazy child, specially when it came to clean up my room or > do my homework. I tried to convince my mom and teachers about the paradigm > of RESOLVED LATER, but they never bought it. At the end I had to clean up > my room and do my homework. > > Even as a child I suspected that they were actually right. If something > has been postponed for later it can't be called "resolved". Now it's me who > hears from time to time excuses from my kids that sound more or less like > RESOLVED LATER. "Yeah, sure", I tell them, pointing to the source of > pending work. :) > > And now to the topic: > > What about removing the LATER resolution from our Bugzilla? It feels like > sweeping reports under the carpet. If a team is convinced that something > won't be addressed any time soon then they can WONTFIX. If anybody feels > differently then they can take the report back and fix it. > > Before we could simply reopen the 311 reports filed under RESOLVED LATER: > > http://bit.ly/YxW60z > > Huggle 1 > MediaWiki 74 > MediaWiki extensions 104 > Monuments database 1 > mwEmbed 3 > Parsoid 1 > Tools 2 > WikiLoves Monuments Mobile 4 > Wikimedia 114 > Wikimedia Labs 1 > Wikimedia Mobile 3 > Wikipedia App 3 > Total 311 > > > Looking at the total amount of open bugs, the impact is not that big. The > house will be as tidy/untidy as before, but at least things wll be clearer > now. > > What do you think? > > -- > Quim > > ______________________________**_________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l> > _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
