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Absolutely. If there is nothing new and a bug is still there, there is simply nothing to add to the bug report. Too often now bugs get closed automatically for "inactivity" after a short period. Should users come back every months to "ping" the thread ? Some bugs last for years, they'd sooner be blocked for spamming. It's just Goodhart's law in action, a cheap way to reduce the bug report count.



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