Re: github new issue remplate?

On Tue, 12 Mar 2019 01:00:31 +0000, Gary Buhrmaster wrote:

> Well, it is more like leading the horse to water.
> We shall see if the horses decide to drink (and
> use the template suggestions).  Having worked
> on many different projects with many different
> bug reporting systems, it never hurts to try to
> collect all the required data at the initial contact.
> It does not always work, but it works often
> enough to make it worth adding the template.

I agree. It doesn't always work (some people just ignore it) and sometimes it isn't strictly necessary, but it can definitely short-cut the investigation phase.

So long as we don't insist on it being completed - some places (like bugs.php.net) get very draconian about it which can put people off.

Cheers,
Geoff