Comment 11 for bug 71303

> Add a branch status called "Vintage" for those "Mature" branches that you don't want to see all the time.

How is this practically different from "Abandoned"?

I guess that it is intended for things like historical unmaintained release branches. But then it's equivalent to "Abandoned" for all intents and purposes.

The current set of status is already quite long and complicated. I think additional status should be recorded with orthogonal properties. For example branches of series could be displayed first, in a distinct way, that would address the use case of easily finding historical release branches.

> A drop down list has the following selections: [...]

I had to think a bit to understand the purpose of "Current", but I think it is a good idea. To make it more understandable, branch listing pages should have an explanatory block of text below the dropdown.

 - "Listing *Current*: all branches with status New, Experimental, Development or Mature."

 - "Listing *Development*: useful work that is expected to be merged eventually."

etc.