[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #51480: Handle demoted Authors better

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#51480: Handle demoted Authors better
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 Reporter:  benmyhre      |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General       |    Version:
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                |
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 Users that have author permissions should be able to no longer be authors,
 but still have the authorship of a post attributed to them.

 Not being a current author in an org does not remove that person's ability
 of having authored that post.

 With current functionality, when you edit a post that had a demoted
 author, it puts in (seemingly)random user with author permissions and
 doesn't even make it clear that random person is becoming the author.

 Even if the community doesn't feel a demoted author should not be able to
 retain authorship, this transfer should be more elegant. If that person
 can't be an author, WordPress breaks its own logic by allowing the demoted
 author to exist as published author on a post prior to a post being edited
 and forcing a new author.

 Steps

 1. Create post and publish as an Author X.
 2. Delete Author X or change the role of Author X to something that does
 not have author privileges
 3. Edit post.
 4. Save changes.
 5. Look at author.

 Expected results:

 Either the author to remain unless manually changed.

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