Bureau of Quality Assurance

“We find the bugs so you don't have to. Then we find more. Then we write a report about it.”

Official Mission Statement

The Bureau of Quality Assurance exists because somebody has to click every button on the website and see what happens. That somebody is us. We are the thin purple line between a functioning municipal web platform and complete digital anarchy.

Our inspectors are trained to find the bugs that nobody else can find — the ones that only appear at 2 AM, on a specific browser, with a particular screen resolution, while Mercury is in retrograde. We don't just test software. We interrogate it. We stare at it until it confesses. Every pixel is a suspect until proven innocent.

In BugsVille, we don't just find bugs — we are the bugs. It's literally in the city name. We were here first.

Filed by the Chief Quality Inspector (who tested this mission statement for typos three times)

The Numbers

2,847

Bugs Squashed

And counting

1.2M

Buttons Clicked

Some still being clicked

9,001

Tooltips Audited

It's over 9,000

413

Edge Cases Found

That shouldn't be possible

3

False Alarms

We stand by the other 2,844

Pixels Measured

We will never stop

Our Divisions

Each division operates with extreme thoroughness and slightly concerning attention to detail.

Pixel Inspection Unit

Est. 2026

Scanning

Responsible for zooming in to 800% and squinting at every UI element until something looks 'off.' Has filed 47 reports about buttons being 1 pixel too far to the left. Was right every single time.

Button Click Verification Bureau

Est. 2026

Click Click Click

Clicks every button on the website. Then clicks them again. Then clicks them really fast. Then clicks them while holding Shift. Then files a 12-page report titled 'What Happens When You Click This 400 Times.'

404 Search & Rescue

Est. 2026

Page Not Found

Specialized unit dedicated to finding pages that don't exist. They venture into the deepest, most forgotten URLs, hoping to find nothing. When they do find something, they're actually disappointed.

Edge Case Investigation Unit

Est. 2026

Reproducing...

Finds bugs that only happen on the third Tuesday of months with an 'R' in them, while logged in as someone whose name contains exactly 4 vowels, on a screen that's exactly 1023px wide. Has reproduced every single one.

Tooltip Compliance Division

Est. 2026

Hovering

Hovers over every element on every page to verify tooltips appear, say the right thing, and don't overlap with other tooltips. Has strong opinions about tooltip delay durations. 300ms is optimal. This is not up for debate.

Rage Click Response Team

Est. 2026

On Standby

Dispatched whenever a citizen clicks something more than 5 times in 2 seconds. Investigates whether the button is broken or the citizen is just impatient. Usually both. Always files the report anyway.

Interdepartmental Audit Results

Our ongoing quality assessments of BugsVille's other municipal organizations. Nobody asked for these.

BugsVille Police Department

BPD

Grudging Respect

BPD asked us to test their new dispatch system. We found 14 bugs in the first 10 minutes. They asked us to stop. We did not stop. We found 23 more. They no longer invite us to departmental events.

Dept. of Transportation

DOT

Under Audit

DOT claims their road signs are 'fine.' We measured them. Font size inconsistent across 4 districts. Spacing off by 2 pixels on Route 7. They said nobody would notice. We noticed.

BugsVille Fire Department

BFD

Optimized Against Their Will

BFD's dispatch page loaded in 1.3 seconds. We filed a performance report. They said that's fast. We said it could be 0.8. They said we're insane. We optimized it to 0.6 just to make a point.

Public Transit

BPT

Over-Documented

BPT's route map had a tooltip that said 'Bus Stop' on every single stop. We asked them to be more specific. They added numbers. We then audited every number. They regret asking for our help.

Waste Management

BWM

Mutual Wariness

BWM offered to 'make our bug reports disappear.' We declined. Our reports are meticulously archived, tagged, and cross-referenced. We have backups of the backups. We don't lose data. Ever.

Parks & Recreation

BPR

No Longer On Speaking Terms

Parks & Rec asked us to QA test a bench. An actual, physical bench. We submitted a 9-page report. Load-bearing capacity inconsistent. Paint RGB values don't match the city style guide. They stopped talking to us.

BugsVille News Network

BNN

Accurately Reported

BNN published an article about us titled 'BQA Finds Bug in Bug-Finding Tool.' It was accurate. We found a bug in our own bug tracker. We reported it to ourselves. We have a process for this.

BugsVille Racing League

BRL

Impossible Bug Confirmed

BRL told us the leaderboard was working perfectly. We found a scenario where finishing a race in exactly 0.000 seconds puts you at both the top and bottom simultaneously. They said that's impossible. We have a video.

Bureau of Chauffeured Transport

BCT

Validated

BCT's booking form accepted a pickup date of January 32nd. We booked 47 rides for impossible dates before they noticed. They've since added date validation. You're welcome.

BugsVille Wiki Contributors

BWC

Features (Disputed)

BWC documented every known bug on the wiki. We reviewed the articles and reclassified half of them as 'features.' BWC updated the articles to read 'features (disputed).' We have filed a formal objection to the word 'disputed.' The objection has been documented on the wiki.

Become an Inspector

Step 1: Apply Within

Toggle the BQA role in your account settings. No interview required. We trust that if you voluntarily want to test software for free, you're already one of us.

Step 2: Orientation

Receive your official BQA badge, a magnifying glass, and a 200-page style guide on how to write a proper bug report. The style guide has 3 known bugs. Find them.

Step 3: Start Inspecting

Click everything. Hover over everything. Resize your browser to weird dimensions. Type emoji into search boxes. If something breaks, congratulations — you're doing it right.

Warning: Once you start seeing bugs, you can't unsee them. This is both a blessing and a curse.

Join via Account Settings

Toggle the Quality Assurance role under Discord Roles in your account.

The Inspectors

Certified municipal quality inspectors. They will find your bugs. They will file a report. They will follow up.

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Inspectors

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Currently In-Town

This page has been tested 47 times. There are no bugs. If you find one, no there aren't.