[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #26771: delete death contact_forms for "msn" in \wp-includes\deprecated.php

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#26771: delete death contact_forms for "msn" in \wp-includes\deprecated.php
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 Reporter:  Kniebremser  |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Users        |     Version:  3.8
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  close        |
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Changes (by SergeyBiryukov):

 * keywords:   => close
 * type:  defect (bug) => enhancement
 * component:  General => Users


Comment:

 > In wp-core are in the file \wp-includes\deprecated.php old unused
 contact_forms for "msn".

 Looks like you're referring to `get_the_author_*()` functions deprecated
 in 2.8:
 [source:tags/3.8/src/wp-includes/deprecated.php#L1533].

 They're just one-line wrappers for `get_the_author_meta()`. We generally
 don't delete deprecated functions for backwards compatibility reasons, so
 we should not delete these either.

 > The most common contact_forms could also be integrated generally in the
 core.

 Related: #11541, #23143, #24952.

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