Site administrators should have UI to delete issues on admin panel

[TimerWolf]

• Gitea version (or commit ref): 6aacf4d
• Git version: 191
• Operating system: Ubuntu Server
• Database (use [x]):
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Description

Under issues, why can´t it be optional under the settings for the current repositorie to allow delete an issues if you don´t feel to keep it?

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[lunny]

As we said on gitter, I don't think there is a requirement for this and almost all the git host software don't allow to delete issue.

[tboerger]

IMHO it's not a bug, it's a feature. It makes sure that nobody manipulates the issue visibility.

[TimerWolf]

I don´t see the problem, if the problem is that anyone can delete it, why just not look it to "owner" or the one that actully made the issue from the start?

I mean lets say i made this, and then i think about it and know that it was any need for it or my request was stupid or any other reason that would make me remove it insted of just take place for nothing.

Thats make no sense at all in my eyes

[thehowl]

Issues than then prove to be "stupid" and get closed are very helpful! Say someone has the same doubt or problem, the closed issue is "documentation" on something which then proved not to be an issue, and if the issue creator adds it it will contain also instructions on how to solve it.

The only case in which I see deleting issues making sense is in case of illegal content. In that case, just delete the comment or edit the issue to not have the illegal stuff.

[TimerWolf]

I can see what your point is, but i still don´t agree in my case i am the only that run my repositorie thats why i miss that function do delete stuff that don´t has to be there

[bkcsoft]

If you create an issue my mistake, you can just change the title & body to Invalid and close it

[TimerWolf]

I still don´t like it, but i see the none other agree whit me.

In my eyes thats unclean

[bkcsoft]

Unclean yes, but consistent 🙂

[lborgman]

When you are for example testing an ISSUE_TEMPLATE or trying to understand the project flow it would be very helpful to be able to delete your own issues ...

At least when you are the owner of the repository.

[jamesbanogon]

This feature should be available because it's up to the owner of the repository to decide what workflow is suitable for his/her project.

[tboerger]

The owner could also just delete it from the db :)

[Mikanoshi]

Spammers are leaving issues with ads and I as admin cannot delete them 🤦‍♂️ Had to clean DB every time...