Back before July 2015, we had a different close reason for bugs:

Honestly, I think something like this would be a better version of the current close reason for bug reports, unreleased software, and feature requests. Perhaps something like:

Bug reports, feature requests, and questions about unreleased software are off-topic on AskUbuntu. To report a bug or request a feature, contact the developers.

Ideally, the link present in that post would point to a more canonical answer on how to report a bug/request a feature for both Launchpad and non-Launchpad projects. However, that can come whenever needed

Back before July 2015, we had a different close reason for bugs:

Honestly, I think something like this would be a better version of the current close reason for bug reports, unreleased software, and feature requests. Perhaps something like:

Bug reports, feature requests, and questions about unreleased software are off-topic on AskUbuntu. To report a bug or request a feature, contact the developers.

Ideally, the link present in that post would point to a more canonical answer on how to report a bug/request a feature for both Launchpad and non-Launchpad projects. However, that can come whenever needed