[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #58168: Need to focus on comment validation in backend

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#58168: Need to focus on comment validation in backend
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 Reporter:  ravipatel         |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)      |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Comments          |     Version:
 Severity:  normal            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch       |     Focuses:  accessibility, administration
  close                       |
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Changes (by joedolson):

 * keywords:  needs-patch => needs-patch close


Comment:

 Thanks for opening this ticket, @ravipatel!

 There are legitimate cases for an admin to want to remove comment text
 without removing the comment itself. For example, if you want to be
 tracking the participation of an abusive visitor but removing what they
 are saying, you might delete their comment text but retain the record of
 their participation.

 An admin could also replace the text with boilerplate (e.g., this comment
 has been removed), but if I was doing that, I'd actually set it up using a
 filter that showed the boilerplate for any empty comment text field, as
 that would be more consistent and less work.

 This should be taken into consideration for whether this is actually
 something we should do. Recommending for closure.

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