[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #20041: Disable "Priority" and "Severity" fields for new users

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Sat Feb 18 18:59:54 UTC 2012


#20041: Disable "Priority" and "Severity" fields for new users
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 Reporter:  scribu              |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)        |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal              |   Milestone:  WordPress.org
Component:  WordPress.org site  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal              |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                      |
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Comment (by nacin):

 The severity is the seriousness of the ticket in the eyes of the reporter.
 The priority is the seriousness of the ticket in the eyes of the project.
 Generally, severity is a judgment of how bad a bug is, while priority is
 its relationship to other bugs.

 We already disable priority, based particularly on this interpretation. I
 think it's important to allow the reporter to reflect, at least initially,
 how severe their bug is. For example, if data is lost due to the bug,
 that's a major bug in terms of severity, at the very least. But if it's an
 edge case, it may be a very low priority. And we might end up lowering
 severity if we discover that it was was exacerbated by what the reporter
 was trying to do.

 Aside: To test what non-gardeners see, log in as `Scribu` in a separate
 browsing window. Trac permissions are case-sensitive, so it won't think
 you have special permissions beyond any other authenticated user.

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