>>> Actually, I kinda don't have that option. I still seriously don't >>> understand what this is about. Your bug was not a bug. Period. >> >> That bug is not the single event that prompted me to write this mail. >> It has happened a lot. >> So let's focus on the main issue. > > Then convince me - show me some real-world examples (URLs to bug > reports) where comments after the fact would have been useful. > Currently no one has produced an actual example aside from the fabled > idea of a bug where it may be useful I'll try, tell me first if it is of any help that https://bugs.freedesktop.org/ https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/ https://bugs.kde.org/ do allow comments after closing bugs. Though, they also don't close bugs that hastily too. So finding examples there like you requested would be maybe harder. BTW I myself run a bug tracking site (http://bugs.softver.org.mk/) on which we have a policy that it's the reporter who needs to close the bug. -- damjan
