Close Bugs, while Leaving Discussions Open
There should be a way to decline working on bugs without closing down discussions in the bug report.
As a $PERSON
I want $FEATURE
so that $BENEFIT
Consider clarifying the feature by describing what it is not?
Link this from LEP
Rationale
Why are we doing this now?
What value does this give our users? Which users?
Stakeholders
Who really cares about this feature? When did you last talk to them?
Constraints
What MUST the new behaviour provide?
What MUST it not do?
Subfeatures
Other LaunchpadEnhancementProposals that form a part of this one.
Workflows
What are the workflows for this feature? Provide mockups for each workflow.
You do not have to get the mockups and workflows right at this point. In fact, it is better to have several alternatives, delaying deciding on the final set of workflows until the last responsible moment.
Success
How will we know when we are done?
How will we measure how well we have done?
Release Note
This section should include a paragraph describing the end-user impact of this change. It is meant to be included in the first part of our release change log. It is mandatory.
Thoughts?
Put everything else here. Better out than in.