[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #31945: Deleting a user without reassigning should have clearer messaging about the implications

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#31945: Deleting a user without reassigning should have clearer messaging about the
implications
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 Reporter:  jtsternberg                          |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:
Component:  Media                                |     Version:  4.2
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-refresh 2nd-opinion  |     Focuses:  ui,
                                                 |  administration
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Comment (by SirLouen):

 Replying to [comment:16 callumbw95]:
 > I think there is an ongoing theme that we need to make this page clearer
 about what is happening, and one suggestion raised in
 [https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/23361 23361] was about putting the
 counter within the label of the post type when re-assigning the posts.
 Also disabling the field when there are no posts present. I think this
 suggestion, combined with the above patch could make for a really clear
 structure on this page, and just help an admin user to make a more
 informed choice during this process.

 I still believe that the patch is a complete overkill, adding an overhead,
 challenging to maintain. I would keep things as simpler as possible.

 In the case of a network user, impact could be massive, given the amount
 of sites that could be affected. So I think its reasonable to at least
 suggest which content from which sites is going to be deleted. But not
 specifically the content itself, but the site's content.

 Also I think you put a great example: If we set here the specific type of
 content that was going to be deleted for a single site, this also should
 be extrapolated to network sites. A nightmare (more adequate for extenders
 I believe).

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