Based on [this comment][1] and a the fact that it has a few upvotes, it appears at least some people feel that referencing bug IDs in patch notes is not a good idea. I'm a fairly inexperienced developer, so I'm wondering why that's the case. 


 [1]: http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/141917/bug-reopen-vs-new/141922?atw=1#comment267875_141934