[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #17528: Comments menu has sub-menu despite only having one item

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#17528: Comments menu has sub-menu despite only having one item
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 Reporter:  kawauso            |       Owner:  ryan
     Type:  defect (bug)       |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:  3.2
Component:  Administration     |     Version:  3.2
 Severity:  normal             |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  reporter-feedback  |
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Comment (by kevinB):

 Replying to [comment:17 jane]:
 > Replying to [comment:15 kevinB]:
 > > The use case is certainly not WP core but not '''that''' bizarre.
 Based on WP and plugin usage I would say 1/1,000 is a fairer
 characterization.
 >
 > 45+ million users of WordPress. I am hesitant to thin 1/1000 is a
 realistic number.
 As stated above, I can live with this ticket being re-closed because I
 have a workaround.

 But since Jane brought up the topic of relevance, I will relate my
 thoughts on this interaction as a case in point.  As with my last several
 trac interactions, I went in with some experience-based observations or
 suggestions regarding plugin API... and was very quickly sent away with
 the distinct message that my ideas/time/self are irrelevant in the face of
 the great WP juggernaut. Surely the core contributors have an overall
 mastery of WP far beyond me, but for the specific issue at hand they have
 often seemed unable or unwilling to consider the merits of even a slight
 shift in API behavior. I suspect that's a combination of their busyness,
 the increased stakes as usage continues to increase, and my low status on
 the "meritocracy" chain.

 This is not intended as a personal gripe or self-promotion. I like and
 respect WP and its community. But with the astronomical growth you run the
 risk of being increasingly unapproachable, even to "outsiders" who are
 immersed in the code and API. Based on the wordpress.org/extend download
 and version stats, my permissions plugin is on around 45 thousand sites.
 It has been my primary occupational focus for the last 3.5 years, and the
 irrelevance you so quickly disregard is the center of my user base. If
 1/100 is the standard, what percentage of plugins would warrant the
 slightest change to WP core?

 Time is precious to all of us, and I don't want to waste mine or yours.

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