[policy, no patch] Adopt a set of guidelines for closing stale bug reports

Reading #11 and #16 I decided to look at the evidence. There are 25 issues tagged bugsmash and accessibility that have been closed for reasons other than fixed.

won't fix: 2
works as designed: 7
cannot reproduce: 6 (includes several IE 11 issues)
outdated: 10 (includes several IE 11 issues)

I opened all the issues and read how they were closed. I didn't find that any of them were closed improperly. I do agree with @pameeela in #14 that the Bugsmash triagers are "taking a cautious approach to this and treating every issue with care.".

I have added the proposed text to the initiative docs, https://www.drupal.org/community-initiatives/bug-smash-initiative/issue-... →

The concerns in #11 are very valid, but as remarked in #24 and #25 we've been very careful about this in the past and will continue to do so.

I think writing down, and consistently following this policy, while still being careful is a good improvement in the maintenance of the issue queues.

+1 for the proposed policy, as a more manageable issue queue benefits everyone by increasing our efficiency. I believe that it's essential for us to emphasize that closing stale issues doesn't mean disregarding bugs or problems. Issues are being closed because they are lacking next steps due to insufficient information.

We should always respect reported problems and strive to understand them. However, if we cannot proceed on an issue due to inadequate information, it holds little value in the queue. While #11 brings up valid concerns, I don't believe that maintaining a queue filled with unactionable issues addresses those issues.

Saw this issue from bug smash initiative channel from @quietone to check wordings on policy page.

+1 on the policy change. I’ve read through the threads and notice a slight wording diff on the policy page.

On the issue summary:
If the stale issue meets these criteria, it should be closed:

On policy page → :
if an issue meets these three criteria, it should be closed:

I believe the word `three` would make it clearer for future readers (not native English speaker) to understand the criteria, thanks!

Thanks!

I have updated the page → .

Checked the page → , wording changed as suggestion, thanks!

Set to RTBC

Automatically closed - issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.