Merge requests should have a shorthand id so that they can be referenced. Forward- and back-links should work too, so that, for example, if a merge request description says fixes [#123]
then that ticket should have a back-link to the merge request.
Currently, if you reference a ticket in a MR comment, then go to the ticket and look at the backref it shows a generic "Thread" link which doesn't even work right.
Dupe of [#5207]
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Tickets: #5207