[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #16705: Authors with "edit_comment" capability receive comment moderation emails for their posts when "An administrator must always approve the comment " is checked

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#16705: Authors with "edit_comment" capability receive comment moderation emails
for their posts when "An administrator must always approve the comment " is
checked
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 Reporter:  joe.woidpress  |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)   |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal         |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General        |    Version:  3.1
 Severity:  normal         |   Keywords:
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 I'm not certain if I should classify this as a bug or as a need to revise
 wording in the options menu, or if I should put in a feature request for a
 refined option...

 ...but...

 If, under Settings->Discussion you have "An administrator must always
 approve the comment" checked, if the author of the post receiving the
 comment has the "edit_comment" capability, they will receive an email
 notification to moderate the comment in the queue.

 After viewing the wp_notify_moderator function for 3.1 in pluggable.php
 (and comparing it to 3.0.5's version) I can see this functionality seems
 to be coded in by design.

 What's confusing is that the option reads "An administrator must always
 approve the comment" and it's difficult to discern if that means the user
 role of "Administrator" or anyone who can be an "administrator" of the
 comments.

 It's also hard to tell from the reading of the option text whether or not
 this means that the function is implemented incorrectly, or if the option
 is simply poorly worded.

 In either case, it would be useful to be able to have more granular
 control over who is getting these email notifications for comment
 moderation.

 Failing that, if the "An administrator must always approve the comment" is
 checked, that should mean that only users with the "Administrator" role
 should be able to approve the comment.

 ...depending on what the expected behavior of this functionality is meant
 to be.

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