title: Is there a way to specify a default option for merging a pull request in GitHub?
body: <p>I'm working on a project where "squash and merge" is the preferred approach for merging pull requests.  Is there a way to make this the default option in GitHub, either for my own user, or for the project?</p>
  
  <p>As it stands, it's entirely too easy to select the default option (Create a merge commit).  This is made especially problematic by the fact that it is not easily undo-able, given that you generally should not be modifying repository history.</p>
  
  <p>Note that this is different than <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/37352976/how-to-make-squash-default-on-a-merge">How to make --squash default on a merge?</a>, as that one refers to the command line usage of Git, whereas my question concerns functionality within the GitHub user interface.</p>