X-Debbugs-CC: Eli Zaretskii <e...@gnu.org>, Michael Albinus 
<michael.albi...@gmx.de>
Package: bugs.debian.org

Hello,

This bug report is originated from a discussion in
https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=61490

The web page displays the following metadata about the bug report:

    GNU bug report logs - #61490
    [PATCH 0/1] Increase BLOCK_ALIGN from 2¹⁰to 2¹⁵
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    Package: emacs;
    Reported by: Konstantin Kharlamov <Hi-Angel <at> yandex.ru>
    Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2023 20:01:02 UTC
    Severity: normal
    Tags: patch
    Merged with 61489
    Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
    Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.
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However, The meaning of 

    Merged with 61489
    Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
    Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

is rather specific to debbugs and may need to be clarified for new
users.

In particular, it is not very clear if the bug is "Done", archived, or
merged - three different states in popular forges.

Now, after some input from more experienced users, I do know that
"merged" implies that several bugs share their state. But it is not
obvious at all without reading the documentation.

Would it be possible to add a link to documentation explaining the bug
status workflow somewhere near the bug summary web page?

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