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@@ -196,6 +196,17 @@ release. There are two levels of priority labels:
milestone. If these issues are not done in the current release, they will
strongly be considered for the next release.
+### Severity labels (~S1, ~S2, etc.)
+
+Severity labels help us clearly communicate the impact of a ~bug on users.
+
+| Label | Meaning | Example |
+|-------|------------------------------------------|---------|
+| ~S1 | Feature broken, no workaround | Unable to create an issue |
+| ~S2 | Feature broken, workaround unacceptable | Can push commits, but only via the command line |
+| ~S3 | Feature broken, workaround acceptable | Can create merge requests only from the Merge Requests page, not through the Issue |
+| ~S4 | Cosmetic issue | Label colors are incorrect / not being displayed |
+
### Label for community contributors (~"Accepting Merge Requests")
Issues that are beneficial to our users, 'nice to haves', that we currently do