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Marking differently classified bugs as duplicates #446

Closed mkeoliya closed 3 years ago

mkeoliya commented 3 years ago

If the same bug has been filed in two issues with different types (aka DocumentationBugand FeatureFlaw), or the same type but different severity (VeryLow and Medium), then can we mark them as duplicates (since they address the same bug)? If yes, are there any guidelines as to which one should be marked a duplicate, and which one should be addressed?

Corollary: If a bug is identified incorrectly (i.e, a documentation bug is marked as a FeatureFlaw in an issue), can we reject the issue on grounds of misclassification?

damithc commented 3 years ago

If the same bug has been filed in two issues with different types (aka DocumentationBugand FeatureFlaw), or the same type but different severity (VeryLow and Medium), then can we mark them as duplicates (since they address the same bug)? If yes, are there any guidelines as to which one should be marked a duplicate, and which one should be addressed?

Yes, should be marked as duplicates. You should choose the type/severity you think is correct and justify the change (if any).

Corollary: If a bug is identified incorrectly (i.e, a documentation bug is marked as a FeatureFlaw in an issue), can we reject the issue on grounds of misclassification?

No, cannot reject. A bug is a bug after all. Just change the type to the correct type.

mkeoliya commented 3 years ago

Thanks Prof. Final follow-up: If a feature flaw was reported as a "documentation bug" during Part II (when only documentation bugs are permitted), is it fine to switch it to FeatureFlaw now as well?

damithc commented 3 years ago

Thanks Prof. Final follow-up: If a feature flaw was reported as a "documentation bug" during Part II (when only documentation bugs are permitted), is it fine to switch it to FeatureFlaw now as well?

Yes, you can switch it to FeatureFlaw and then reject it because it is no longer a documentation bug.

mkeoliya commented 3 years ago

Thanks Prof! Closing this thread.