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Each bug has a free-form single line text entry box for adding tags and status information. This wiki page is dedicated to collect a comprehensive list of whiteboard tags used in the Mozilla project. | Each bug has a free-form single line text entry box for adding tags and status information. This wiki page is dedicated to collect a comprehensive list of whiteboard tags used in the Mozilla project. | ||
== Whiteboard considered harmful == | |||
It is recommended that you request alternative metadata instead of using whiteboard tagging. | |||
* Updating whiteboards tags through the API is non-trivial | |||
* There is no global auto-suggest for whiteboard tags | |||
* There is no spell checking of whiteboard tags | |||
Consider using a keyword, a flag, or a status flag. You can request this on [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=bugzilla.mozilla.org&component=Administration Bugzilla]. | |||
== Contributor mentoring == | == Contributor mentoring == | ||