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
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