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| author | Amar Ahmed Deina <amarmed4500@gmail.com> | 2026-01-14 07:17:18 +0000 |
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| committer | Jacob Walls <jacobtylerwalls@gmail.com> | 2026-01-15 07:27:34 -0500 |
| commit | 3d9f04289bb82e4a4f74b1f2139a06e1a6e8a5b2 (patch) | |
| tree | 69ca5f5ada32f19b270925f133ea7f2b967f2206 /docs/internals/contributing | |
| parent | 8027c0a8d2584a519d32a7f64d8a8c928f702021 (diff) | |
[6.0.x] Fixed #36856 -- Mentioned needsnewfeatureprocess resolution in contributor docs.
Co-authored-by: James Bligh <blighj@users.noreply.github.com>
Backport of 07a16407452f5b62594661ae7ae589eca8cccd4d from main.
Diffstat (limited to 'docs/internals/contributing')
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/internals/contributing/bugs-and-features.txt | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/internals/contributing/triaging-tickets.txt | 15 |
2 files changed, 14 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/docs/internals/contributing/bugs-and-features.txt b/docs/internals/contributing/bugs-and-features.txt index 1f39a61595..4249424b69 100644 --- a/docs/internals/contributing/bugs-and-features.txt +++ b/docs/internals/contributing/bugs-and-features.txt @@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ Before reporting a bug on the `ticket tracker * Don't reopen issues that have been marked "wontfix" without finding consensus to do so on the `Django Forum`_. +* Don't reopen issues that have been marked "needsnewfeatureprocess" without + shepherding an issue through the `new feature ideas`_ GitHub project. + * Don't use the ticket tracker for lengthy discussions, because they're likely to get lost. If a particular ticket is controversial, please move the discussion to the `Django Forum`_. diff --git a/docs/internals/contributing/triaging-tickets.txt b/docs/internals/contributing/triaging-tickets.txt index 66f0cc661e..3ac720ebce 100644 --- a/docs/internals/contributing/triaging-tickets.txt +++ b/docs/internals/contributing/triaging-tickets.txt @@ -327,6 +327,11 @@ A ticket can be resolved in a number of ways: close a ticket. Always use the forum to get a consensus before reopening tickets closed as "wontfix". +* needsnewfeatureprocess + Used when the ticket merits a new feature, which will need to get + community input and support. + See the :ref:`process for suggesting new features <requesting-features>`. + * duplicate Used when another ticket covers the same issue. By closing duplicate tickets, we keep all the discussion in one place, which helps @@ -344,8 +349,10 @@ A ticket can be resolved in a number of ways: If you believe that the ticket was closed in error -- because you're still having the issue, or it's popped up somewhere else, or the triagers have made a mistake -- please reopen the ticket and provide further information. -Again, please do not reopen tickets that have been marked as "wontfix" and -bring the issue to the `Django Forum`_ instead. +Again, please do not reopen tickets that have been marked as "wontfix" or +"needsnewfeatureprocess". For "wontfix" tickets, bring the issue to the +`Django Forum`_ instead. For "needsnewfeatureprocess" tickets, propose the +feature through the :ref:`new features process <requesting-features>`. .. _how-can-i-help-with-triaging: @@ -361,8 +368,8 @@ reset page`_. Then, you can help out by: -* Closing "Unreviewed" tickets as "invalid", "worksforme", or "duplicate", or - "wontfix". +* Closing "Unreviewed" tickets as "invalid", "worksforme", "duplicate", + "wontfix", or "needsnewfeatureprocess". * Closing "Unreviewed" tickets as "needsinfo" when the description is too sparse to be actionable. |