> Not showing open issues also has the negative UX that people will look to see if their issue already exists in whatever page they land on, and if they don't s

> Not showing open issues also has the negative UX that people will look to see if their issue already exists in whatever page they land on, and if they don't see it, create a new one. I think you misunderstand. The parent comment was suggesting showing both open and closed issues in search results, not only closed issues.