Re: combing through the issue tracker

On Mon, 2025-12-22 at 10:53 -0300, Luise Flesch wrote:
> 
> > ... though for commenting on the issues, you don't need special
> > permission and, IMHO, that's much more productive because it goes into
> > a single system than sending one email per issue.
> > 
> 
> I mean i've already started sending an e-mail per issue but it's early
> enough i can still backpedal ig? i was gonna do something like: issue
> can be closed (or probably/maybe can be closed)? send mail.
> issue has changed/received update/whatever? comment on it. i'm assuming
> you folks get notifs every time someone puts a new comment on any issue
> in the tracker in which case it would also work.

Yes, at least I do (though I'm lately only looking at them once per
week).

> as of now i'm barely on the first page, it would take me like 10 min to
> go through and add comments to the issues i've already sent e-mails abt.
> alternatively, i can switch to commenting from now on and just leave the
> e-mails

The main advantage that I see for comments is that it leaves a direct
trace. Otherwise the person closing the issue must first copy the
comment and / or link to the mailing list archives. My 2 cents, that
makes it easier and also gives your GitLab account more visibility.

Jonas

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