Thehelpfulone Wikipedia (2011-12-30 21:03):
If you vote for a bug then you are automatically added
to the CC list and you it's a nice way to keep track of the bugs you are interested in
using 'My Votes'. However, at first when I saw the votes system, I too believed
that more votes = more quickly done. As this is not the case, removing votes might be a
good way forward.
For me its simple: If voting is note used then it should be removed. If
it stays it should be used. I too was confused that it is used as it is
available.
Mozilla says you shouldn't comment on bugs only to say "please fix it" -
you should vote instead. In my work we keep truck of how many clients
wants the bug to get fixed (you might say - vote for a bug). The more
people vote for a bug the more severe the bug is then you might think at
first. The more severe the bug is the more probable it is to be pushed
into the next version. And priority is more or less - how fast this
should be done when working on a new version (which is mostly a
developer preference).
Regards,
Nux.