launchpad +filebug redirect

[Bilal Akhtar]

I completely agree with this. It is irritating for devs as well. If one
needs to file a needs-packaging bug in Ubuntu, he/she will need to add
no-redirect to the query string to fine a generic bug in Ubuntu. 

Bilal Akhtar.

On Fri, 2010-08-27 at 13:37 -0400, David Tombs wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I was just looking at the ReportingBugs wiki page[1] and thought that
> the current intro (between the two "Reporting Bugs" headers) is a little
> awkward. It's obviously there because the +filebug launchpad page[2]
> simply redirects users to the wiki page, and that might confuse users.
> 
> Since streamlining the bug reporting process is definitely in our favor,
> I suggest a clearer and less awkward process: what if the +filebug page
> presented a message to the user that it is no longer the way to report
> bugs and then just /linked/ to the wiki page for further information?
> 
> This way we can get rid of the introduction on ReportingBugs, reducing
> the text users have to read and possibly some confusion for first-time
> reporters.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Thanks,
> David
> 
> [1] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs/
> [2] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug/
> 

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