I’ll save you from having to read the long background story, but I’m setting up a new bug repository in Jira for one of our company projects. They don’t really want to call it “bugs”, though. I’m trying to come up with something a little more neutral, and since it’s in Jira, I can’t call it Issues. …

AND THE ANSWER WAS… issue Yes, after debate and several alternatives considered, they like the generic term issue the best. (I still rather like hiccup myself)

Paula Vennels (former British Post office Boss) came up with “exception or anomaly”. The Post Office then started to refer to known defects in the system as “exceptions”. [image] Post Office: Husband of ex-boss Paula Vennells advised on Horizon 'bug' A decision to use "less emotive" wor…

Query or Opportunities (to improve)

i can think of these Glitches Errors Faults Flaws Anomalies Inconsistencies Malfunctions Irregularities Issues Hiccups Misbehaviors Breakdowns Abnormalities Failures

Just from sheer curiosity, why do they not want to use the term ‘bugs’

If you read the other linked news snippets related to The Post Office Scandal, and read the book, you will know that someone took steps early-on to cover up how a high the number of “bugs” being reported by Fujitsu testers was. And so I’m sure (you have to watch the interviews too) that legal advice…

Yeah, lets start calling them ‘unexpected features’ instead :sweat_smile: To answer OP’s post I use the word ‘glip’ but its not that professional - ‘there is a bit of a glip here’ or ‘when I do this, it starts glipping out’ - more professionally I’ll use the word Observations, there can be negative…

@conrad.braam great example, and exactly the kind of organizational dysfunction I was concerned about with my reply.

All above written, but then I thought again :wink: And I created this Bob Ross meme :smiley: - why not “Happy Accidents”? [8ohn1i]

@alexschnapper I was thinking of Bob Ross with my “HappyTree” one, too :rofl: [image] Caleb Crandall on LinkedIn: #criticalthinking #happytrees #happyaccidents... None of our software ever has any bugs! It also doesn't have any problems, defects, or issues. Want to know our secret? Th…

“technical issue” [image] 'Technical issue' causing airport queues across the UK Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester are among major airports impacted by a Border Force issue.

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alexschnapper (Alexander Schnapper) 30 April 2024 07:35 19

All above written, but then I thought again

And I created this Bob Ross meme - why not
“Happy Accidents”?

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