[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #4458: users who no longer have the ability to save posts get their posts "stolen" if the post is edited.

[WordPress Trac]

#4458: users who no longer have the ability to save posts get their posts "stolen"
if the post is edited.
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 Reporter:  markjaquith     |       Owner:  anonymous  
     Type:  defect          |      Status:  new        
 Priority:  high            |   Milestone:  2.3 (trunk)
Component:  Administration  |     Version:  2.2        
 Severity:  major           |    Keywords:             
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 1. User A is an Author, and published a post ("Post A").
  1. User A is downgraded to "Subscriber"
  1. User B edits "Post A"
  1. '''Result:''' User A is no longer listed as the author of "Post A"

 This is due to the fact that authors who currently lack the ability to
 save posts are not listed in the author dropdown box.  We need to list the
 current author in that dropdown, regardless of capabilities, and ensure
 they are kept as the author on the backend.

 This particularly comes to light when importing from another CMS, in which
 case all authors are created as Subscribers.  Any editing of their posts
 will cause them to lose authorship.

 Calling this one major, because mis-attributed posts are a big deal for
 professional publishers of content.

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