[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #20262: When "Automatically close comments on articles older than X days" is enabled, comments appear closed on draft posts

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#20262: When "Automatically close comments on articles older than X days" is
enabled, comments appear closed on draft posts
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 Reporter:  evarlese         |       Owner:  rachelbaker
     Type:  defect (bug)     |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  4.3
Component:  Comments         |     Version:  3.3
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch close  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by nacin):

 I do tend to think that there's a UX issue saying comments are closed when
 they are not, but I'm not sure I like any of the alternatives.

 What's the best UX here? Show the form and disable the fields?

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