{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/26008","repository_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/elastic/elasticsearch","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/26008/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/26008/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/26008/events","html_url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/26008","id":247241496,"node_id":"MDU6SXNzdWUyNDcyNDE0OTY=","number":26008,"title":"[DOCS] Provide an explanation of what dangling indices are and how they can occur","user":{"login":"geekpete","id":2070843,"node_id":"MDQ6VXNlcjIwNzA4NDM=","avatar_url":"https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/u/2070843?v=4","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/geekpete","html_url":"https://github.com/geekpete","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/geekpete/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/geekpete/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/geekpete/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/geekpete/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/geekpete/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/geekpete/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/geekpete/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/geekpete/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/geekpete/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[{"id":23715,"node_id":"MDU6TGFiZWwyMzcxNQ==","url":"https://api.github.com/repos/elastic/elasticsearch/labels/%3Edocs","name":">docs","color":"db755e","default":false},{"id":110815527,"node_id":"MDU6TGFiZWwxMTA4MTU1Mjc=","url":"https://api.github.com/repos/elastic/elasticsearch/labels/adoptme","name":"adoptme","color":"207de5","default":false}],"state":"closed","locked":false,"assignee":null,"assignees":[],"milestone":null,"comments":4,"created_at":"2017-08-02T00:40:49Z","updated_at":"2018-07-10T05:04:00Z","closed_at":"2018-01-22T08:39:22Z","author_association":"MEMBER","body":"The elasticsearch docs make reference to dangling indices:\r\n- https://www.elastic.co/search?q=dangling&section=Learn%2FDocs%2FElasticsearch%2FReference%2F5.5\r\n\r\nbut there's no explanation of what they are or how they come about.\r\nIt would be good to have a glossary of some type to refer to for various terminology like this that could be expanded over time.\r\n\r\nIt would be good to link/reference [Index Tombstones](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.5/misc-cluster.html#cluster-max-tombstones) when documenting dangling indices too."},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/comments/403701371","html_url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/26008#issuecomment-403701371","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/26008","id":403701371,"node_id":"MDEyOklzc3VlQ29tbWVudDQwMzcwMTM3MQ==","user":{"login":"geekpete","id":2070843,"node_id":"MDQ6VXNlcjIwNzA4NDM=","avatar_url":"https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/u/2070843?v=4","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/geekpete","html_url":"https://github.com/geekpete","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/geekpete/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/geekpete/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/geekpete/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/geekpete/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/geekpete/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/geekpete/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/geekpete/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/geekpete/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/geekpete/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2018-07-10T05:04:00Z","updated_at":"2018-07-10T05:04:00Z","author_association":"MEMBER","body":"@jbarwick Your question is better posted in the Elastic forums: https://discuss.elastic.co/ but do mention the link in this ticket once you have posted so others might follow it and find any further info/answers for similar questions."}}
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