>>> This makes it more likely that a reporter will find the bug report
>> It also makes it more likely that the reporter will comment to a dupe,
>> meaning no one will care about his/her comment...
>
> Good point. Should comments be allowed on duplicates?
>
if you could solve bug 3796 before this one, then it might not matter
(imho people tend to check the status+importance more than various
notifications about the bug). but if this one is solved first, then no
it should not be allowed :)
>>> This makes it more likely that a reporter will find the bug report
>> It also makes it more likely that the reporter will comment to a dupe,
>> meaning no one will care about his/her comment...
>
> Good point. Should comments be allowed on duplicates?
>
if you could solve bug 3796 before this one, then it might not matter
(imho people tend to check the status+importance more than various
notifications about the bug). but if this one is solved first, then no
it should not be allowed :)