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Issue templates: add extra checkbox + config file #518
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Nice, I think this should help reduce the number of support requests that are submitted as bugs. As an alternative approach, have you considered adding this information to the issue template chooser instead of adding it to the new feature and bug templates? I don't have a strong opinion, but I'm inclined to think that adding this to the issue template chooser might be more effective as the information will be more visible. |
I did consider it, but as I was out of the office, I limited the current PR to the checkbox. I think a combination of both would probably be good, but I find the documentation on the template chooser config a little limited (and have left feedback about this). I suppose I could experiment with the feature to figure out the answer, but I don't want to do that experiment in this repo as it would need to be done on the |
In the mean time, I've run some experiments elsewhere and have added a config file based on my findings. |
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I tested this on my fork, and it looks good to me! Thanks, @jrfnl.
I left a comment suggesting different options for the URL used in the "Community Support" button for your consideration, but I don't see it as a blocker.
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The issue tracker is for bug reports, feature requests and structural improvement proposals only. Not for support requests. As per the contributing guide those belong on StackOverflow or in the discussion forum, not in the issue tracker. Let's see if this helps to reduce the noise of people posting support requests as "bugs"
This configuration file: * Continues to allow blank issues to be opened. * Adds an extra item to the issue template chooser pointing people with support questions to Discussions. Ref: https://docs.github.com/en/communities/using-templates-to-encourage-useful-issues-and-pull-requests/configuring-issue-templates-for-your-repository#configuring-the-template-chooser
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Rebased without further changes to get rid of the ❌ |
Description
Issue templates: add extra checkbox
The issue tracker is for bug reports, feature requests and structural improvement proposals only. Not for support requests.
As per the contributing guide, those belong on StackOverflow or in the discussion forum, not in the issue tracker.
Let's see if this helps to reduce the noise of people posting support requests as "bugs".
Issue templates: add configuration file
This configuration file:
Ref: https://docs.github.com/en/communities/using-templates-to-encourage-useful-issues-and-pull-requests/configuring-issue-templates-for-your-repository#configuring-the-template-chooser
Suggested changelog entry
N/A