Aired in the Ship Log episode of 2026-10-09. This page is the public record for the story: every fact the show was allowed to assert, with its verbatim source sentence — and every reply and correction, unedited.
| Claim | Source sentence (verbatim) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Users with the triage role or higher in a repository can now archive and unarchive pull requests. | “Users with the triage role or higher in a repository can now archive and unarchive pull requests.” | GitHub Blog — Changelog |
| Archiving pull requests was previously limited to repository administrators. | “Previously, archiving was limited to repository administrators, requiring trusted triagers to hand routine moderation work to someone with higher permissions.” | GitHub Blog — Changelog |
| Previously archiving locked the pull request but admins could still leave comments. | “Previously, archiving would lock the pull request, but admins were still able to leave comments.” | GitHub Blog — Changelog |
| Users with the triage, write, maintain, or admin role can archive and unarchive pull requests. | “Users with the triage, write, maintain, or admin role can archive and unarchive pull requests.” | GitHub Blog — Changelog |
| Archiving automatically closes the pull request and makes its conversation read-only. | “Archiving automatically closes the pull request and makes its conversation read-only.” | GitHub Blog — Changelog |
| New comments, reactions, and automated comments are blocked while a pull request is archived. | “New comments, reactions, and automated comments are blocked while a pull request is archived.” | GitHub Blog — Changelog |
| Archived pull requests are hidden from public view but remain visible to repository administrators. | “Archived pull requests are hidden from public view and remain visible to repository administrators.” | GitHub Blog — Changelog |
| Unarchiving restores commenting and reacting but does not reopen the pull request. | “Unarchiving restores the ability to comment and react, but does not reopen the pull request.” | GitHub Blog — Changelog |
| Archiving is a common moderation action often used for spam, duplicate, or abandoned pull requests. | “Archiving—often used for spam, duplicate, or abandoned pull requests—is a common moderation action” | GitHub Blog — Changelog |
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