- From: Shelley Powers <shelleyp@burningbird.net>
- Date: Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:28:41 -0500
- To: public-html@w3.org
Bugs that have not been resolved, associated with issues that are still being discussed, should be kept open. They are, technically, not "closed". They're also a way to provide new information related to both the original bug, and the new issues. Only certain HTML WG members have write access to the Issues Trackers, but any interested party can add information to the bug. Yes, we can do so when it's closed, but it falls under the radar, and outside of "open bug" search parameters. I discovered that a discussion on the use of dt/dd in details and figures happened in the WhatWG list [2]. I felt the arguments provided in that discussion were pertinent this particular bug. At a minimum, bugs should not be closed, and marked won't fix, until a discussion by the HTML WG. Bug closure should not be based on a unilateral decision by one person. Shelley [1] http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=7657 [2] http://lists.whatwg.org/htdig.cgi/whatwg-whatwg.org/2009-October/023276.html
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