From e4d07ded14dcf89e6f70df4da5b841341cc3e6d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Sorenson Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2024 15:48:57 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add detail about the internals of fork promotion (#34384) --- ...-forks-when-a-repository-is-deleted-or-changes-visibility.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/working-with-forks/what-happens-to-forks-when-a-repository-is-deleted-or-changes-visibility.md b/content/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/working-with-forks/what-happens-to-forks-when-a-repository-is-deleted-or-changes-visibility.md index 36cbfc15c3..2ca5c91358 100644 --- a/content/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/working-with-forks/what-happens-to-forks-when-a-repository-is-deleted-or-changes-visibility.md +++ b/content/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/working-with-forks/what-happens-to-forks-when-a-repository-is-deleted-or-changes-visibility.md @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ When you delete a private repository, all of its private forks are also deleted. ## Deleting a public repository -When you delete a public repository, one of the existing public forks is chosen to be the new upstream repository. All other repositories are forked off of this new upstream and subsequent pull requests go to this new upstream repository. +When you delete a public repository, the oldest, active public fork is chosen to be the new upstream repository. All other repositories are forked off of this new upstream and subsequent pull requests go to this new upstream repository. ## Private forks and permissions