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Clarification on how PE tester accuracy is graded #517

Closed WZWren closed 10 months ago

WZWren commented 10 months ago

From the website:

If the dev team disagreed with an aspect (i.e., type/severity/validity
) and you now agree with the dev team's position, it will not hurt your accuracy rating.

I wanted to ask why having your bug rejected would not negatively effect your accuracy rating. Wouldn't rejecting a bug mean that you aren't finding issues with their design? I'm not very certain of the reasoning here.

damithc commented 10 months ago

@WZWren in phase 1, testers operate under time pressure, and possibly, with partial information. So, it is possible to make mistakes. We can't expect perfection under such conditions. When presented with additional information and given more time, it is fine to admit your mistake and change your position, and it is a behavior we want to encourage. Sticking to the original mistaken position even in the face of opposing facts is not a behavior we want to encourage.

WZWren commented 10 months ago

Oh OK, thank you for clarifying prof!