[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #44515: Multisite: "Deactivate" And "Delete" Labels Are Confusing

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#44515: Multisite: "Deactivate" And "Delete" Labels Are Confusing
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 Reporter:  conner_bw           |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)        |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal              |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Networks and Sites  |     Version:  4.9.6
 Severity:  normal              |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                      |     Focuses:  multisite
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Changes (by afoc):

 * type:  enhancement => defect (bug)


Comment:

 Additionally, when a site is deactivated and it shows up in the site list
 highlighted in red, it should say "deactivated" and not "deleted".

 I disagree that this is an enhancement rather than a defect, because it is
 a conflation of two very distinct, widely understood English words. The
 implications of an admin making this mistake, which specifically would
 only happen because WP core confusingly misuses "delete" to mean
 "deactivate" in a few different areas, are both startling and destructive.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/44515#comment:4>
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