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Q&A How do I "answer" a feature request or a bug report?

For bugs, you can use answers to add more information if you have it, for example if you've seen the reported problem under different circumstances or if you have seen something work that is report...

posted 12mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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#1: Initial revision by user avatar Monica Cellio‭ · 2023-11-28T03:11:54Z (12 months ago)
For bugs, you can use answers to add more information if you have it, for example if you've seen the reported problem under different circumstances or if you have seen something *work* that is reported as a bug.  Most of the time, as you said, a bug report is "answered" by a status-complete tag after a delay.

For feature requests, answers can offer counter-suggestions, elaborations, or design or implementation approaches.  A feature, when implemented, doesn't always match the original request; feedback from the community is important in working out how things should behave and in identifying edge cases that need to be considered.