Stop bugzilla bot from marking issues as "RESOLVED ARCHIVED".

[Pulkit Goyal]

Hey everyone,

I am quite annoyed by the bugzilla bot marking inactive issues as RESOLVED
ARCHIVED. Following are the reasons why I want the bot should be stopped to
do that.

1) Handful of issues only live in a state of bot marking that as "resolved
archived" and then author marking that as "CONFIRMED" again. This goes on
until author of the issues decides to surrender. This is not a good UX.

2) Hides bugs. There are some existing bugs which are marked as "RESOLVED
ARCHIVED" because nobody looked at them when they was filed. This does not
mean that nobody will look at them or need them. Having a bug active helps
in:
  * Looking for existing bugs in a certain component. For example, I want
to try narrow, and there are let's say 2 bugs related to narrow with
"RESOLVED ARCHIVED" state, it won't be obvious for me to look for bugs in
that state. Also I might hit the bug again in future.
  * With programmes like summer of code, we have few new contributors
coming every year. Or there are people who just want to contribute, having
those bugs there might help to them.

3) It's harmless. I don't see an harm in having those bug remained open.

Thanks and regards
Pulkit
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