# Should the Bug category be set up to use the Solved plugin?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-the-bug-category-be-set-up-to-use-the-solved-plugin/31164
**Category:** Site feedback
**Created:** [July 18, 2015, 6:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-the-bug-category-be-set-up-to-use-the-solved-plugin/31164 "2015-07-18T18:04:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2015, 6:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-the-bug-category-be-set-up-to-use-the-solved-plugin/31164/1 "2015-07-18T18:04:52Z")
Continuing the discussion from [Image upload is broken in 1.4 beta 5](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-upload-is-broken-in-1-4-beta-5/31154/5):
> [@Image upload is broken in 1.4 beta 5](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-upload-is-broken-in-1-4-beta-5/31154/1):
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> Get upload worked after downgrading back to v1.4.0.beta4
Seems to me the Solved plugin would go well with the Bug category.. thoughts?
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### Author:  [@strager](https://meta.discourse.org/u/strager)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2015, 7:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-the-bug-category-be-set-up-to-use-the-solved-plugin/31164/2 "2015-07-18T19:01:16Z")
Totally agree here đ
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2015, 8:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-the-bug-category-be-set-up-to-use-the-solved-plugin/31164/3 "2015-07-18T20:37:09Z")
Why? What does it offer over closing the topic to indicate the bug is fixed?
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### Author:  [@strager](https://meta.discourse.org/u/strager)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2015, 8:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-the-bug-category-be-set-up-to-use-the-solved-plugin/31164/4 "2015-07-18T20:42:01Z")
You shouldnât close the topic to indicate it is fixed - because it might NOT be fixed⌠It allows the user to come in and say âHey I just tested it and the issue seems to be resolvedâ - and mark it as fixed. If it returns in a regression, or was only partially fixed the thread is still open so another user can hop in and post âNo actually not fixed becauseâŚâ (or the same user can come back in and say âThis is back so Iâve removed the âSolvedâ for nowâ) - also you can see the icon in the thread list.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2015, 8:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-the-bug-category-be-set-up-to-use-the-solved-plugin/31164/5 "2015-07-18T20:47:03Z")
In that case I would set it to close in (n) hours or (n) hours after the last post. We can verify when bugs are fixed because we have a repro.
And they can always open a new topic if needed, or flag the existing one for re-open.
Seems rather pointless to me in the bug category.
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### Author:  [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2015, 9:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-the-bug-category-be-set-up-to-use-the-solved-plugin/31164/6 "2015-07-18T21:15:15Z")
What made me think of it is the nice Solved checkbox image on the support tickets. Looks nice, feels complete.
I like seeing just which post had the solution. Also, I canât think of any down sides (cost, etc). I donât think itâs a huge deal one way or the other.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-the-bug-category-be-set-up-to-use-the-solved-plugin/31164/7 "2015-07-18T21:19:44Z")
Support is a very different category than bug. Bugs require step by step repros.
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### Author:  [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2015, 11:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-the-bug-category-be-set-up-to-use-the-solved-plugin/31164/8 "2015-07-18T23:26:37Z")
Needing repro in the Bug category is very true, but isnât related to how itâs closed. Sometimes I solve a problem by fixing a bug, sometimes I solve it by teaching how itâs done, etc.
Regardless, once a topic on the Bug category is dealt with, I think the nice little Solved checkbox would be a very nice touch. It could also help prevent cases where a [topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/newly-approved-members-remain-visible-after-approval/27636/4) gets locked before itâs actually solved.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2015, 11:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-the-bug-category-be-set-up-to-use-the-solved-plugin/31164/9 "2015-07-18T23:37:33Z")
If thatâs the case then it should be recategorized support.