Where to report bugs

Magnate · June 5, 2011, 09:51

Hi Pav - out of respect for your dislike of stickies, I moved this into the FAQ, so you can delete this thread!

Max Stats · June 5, 2011, 20:19

What about a sticky thread in each forum dedicated to bug reports? Would that work better?

Derakon · June 5, 2011, 20:45

Then you'd have each bug in the same thread, which can make reports harder to track down.

Magnate · June 5, 2011, 23:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Derakon

Then you'd have each bug in the same thread, which can make reports harder to track down.

People tend to report bugs in the thread announcing/describing the version they're playing (May 22nd nightly, or whatever), but I think it would be more helpful if each bug had its own thread. Then it would be easier to see if it had been reported already.

buzzkill · June 6, 2011, 00:48

Since development is so active and bugs are so common, why not just a Forum Sub-Heading for Vanilla Bugs, then each bug can indeed have it's own thread (and you wouldn't have to rely on the 'forum search' to find it cause it probably wouldn't get buried very deep), Pav permitting.

Magnate · June 6, 2011, 21:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by buzzkill

Since development is so active and bugs are so common, why not just a Forum Sub-Heading for Vanilla Bugs, then each bug can indeed have it's own thread (and you wouldn't have to rely on the 'forum search' to find it cause it probably wouldn't get buried very deep), Pav permitting.

Well if we can do sub-fora, let's just have one for each version! Then you'd report it in the Vanilla/3.3.0 subforum, or whatever, and it would all be very neat indeed. The top-level Vanilla forum for feature discussion, and the sub-fora for bugs. (And the AAR forum for AARs, of course.)

pav · June 7, 2011, 15:53

Sounds like section creep. Not my idea of useful wrt forums.

Max Stats · June 7, 2011, 20:33

How about a sticky topic in Development and Vanilla detailing the requested procedure for posting bug reports in each forum. Such as:

Development is for bugs in nightlies, Vanilla is for bugs in releases.
Come up with a list of tags similar to the one used in the issue tracker that are requested to be put on a bug report to make tracking and searching easier.
Teach newbies how to search the topics and use the aforementioned tags to see if a bug has been reported before before posting a new report.
Give guidance for when to use the issue tracker and when to post to the forums to report issues.
Anything else anyone can think of?

pav · June 7, 2011, 20:40

Max, one observation: don't bother coming up with complex rules like these. Regular people will just not bother following them.

Max Stats · June 7, 2011, 20:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by pav

Max, one observation: don't bother coming up with complex rules like these. Regular people will just not bother following them.

I guess we could hope we have lots of irregular people here?

June 5, 2011, 09:51	#1
Magnate Angband Devteam member Join Date: May 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 5,059	Where to report bugs Hi Pav - out of respect for your dislike of stickies, I moved this into the FAQ, so you can delete this thread! Last edited by Magnate; August 8, 2011 at 15:29. Reason: Moved into FAQ

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buzzkill Prophet Join Date: May 2008 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 2,939 Donated: $8	Since development is so active and bugs are so common, why not just a Forum Sub-Heading for Vanilla Bugs, then each bug can indeed have it's own thread (and you wouldn't have to rely on the 'forum search' to find it cause it probably wouldn't get buried very deep), Pav permitting. __________________ www.mediafire.com/buzzkill - Get your 32x32 tiles here. UT32 now compatible Ironband and Quickband 9/6/2012. My banding life on Buzzkill's ladder.

June 7, 2011, 15:53	#7
pav Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Prague, Czech republic Age: 40 Posts: 785	Sounds like section creep. Not my idea of useful wrt forums. __________________ See the elves and everything! http://angband.oook.cz

June 7, 2011, 20:33	#8
Max Stats Swordsman Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 324	How about a sticky topic in Development and Vanilla detailing the requested procedure for posting bug reports in each forum. Such as: Development is for bugs in nightlies, Vanilla is for bugs in releases. Come up with a list of tags similar to the one used in the issue tracker that are requested to be put on a bug report to make tracking and searching easier. Teach newbies how to search the topics and use the aforementioned tags to see if a bug has been reported before before posting a new report. Give guidance for when to use the issue tracker and when to post to the forums to report issues. Anything else anyone can think of?

June 7, 2011, 20:40	#9
pav Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Prague, Czech republic Age: 40 Posts: 785	Max, one observation: don't bother coming up with complex rules like these. Regular people will just not bother following them. __________________ See the elves and everything! http://angband.oook.cz

June 5, 2011, 20:19	#2
Max Stats Swordsman Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 324	What about a sticky thread in each forum dedicated to bug reports? Would that work better?

June 5, 2011, 20:45	#3
Derakon Prophet Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 9,024	Then you'd have each bug in the same thread, which can make reports harder to track down.

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