[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #10653: Update comment_author when display_name changes

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#10653: Update comment_author when display_name changes
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 Reporter:  mptre        |       Owner:           
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  3.0      
Component:  General      |     Version:           
 Severity:  normal       |    Keywords:  has-patch
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Comment(by apljdi):

 I like the idea of having the user's display_name reflected in the user's
 comments, and I like mpretty's suggestion that this is done dynamically.
 My only concern is that this could lead to confusion in the comments
 threads if some kind of tracking isn't implemented. If I change my
 nickname, set that as a display_name, comment a dozen time, then change my
 nickname again all of those comments would flip to a new 'user'. It seems
 to me like the comment_author should be written into the DB as the
 display_name on the first posting of the comment. After that, should the
 display_name change, the comment author ought to read something like
 "CurrentName (originally posted under OldName)".

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