issue-tracking

Is it possible to completely remove an issue from the GitHub issue tracker? Update Nov 2018: You now can delete your issues ! See " Github - remove issues entered in error " At May 2018, original answer: Three 8 years later, and closing issues remains the answer (still no deletion possible). See " The Ghost of Issues Past ", where GitHub advise to check and close: issues opened over a year ago state:open created:<2013-01-01 the ones I'm involved with involves:twp state:open created:<2013-01-01 and those not updated in the last year involves:twp state:open updated:<2013-01-01 No, the github API

I'm not sure, but I have a vague memory of creating a github pull request with "Issue 4" or something in the title, and it automatically attached itself to Issue 4 in the project that I was submitting it to. I tried it again recently and it didn't work -- it just created a brand new issue instead. I don't see any options like "Attach to issue" on the new pull request page, nor "Open a new pull request for this issue" on the issue page. Is there any way to do this, to help project owners keep their Issues page clean and avoid duplication? Edit : To clarify, I know that creating a pull request