Delete Users: selecting a username should select the “Attribute all posts to” radio button

[MichaelZed]

In the Delete Users page, the user is forced choose between “(•) Delete all posts” and “(•) Attribute all posts to: ([User list]).” The second, safer choice requires two actions: select radio button, select user. Then the form still requires a third action, selecting the “Confirm Deletion” button.

Just selecting a user name implies the intent to attribute posts to the user. On selecting the user name, the radio button should be automatically selected too.

[MichaelZed]

See also ticket #6405 When deleting users without any links/posts, don't ask to whom they should be reattributed

[SergeyBiryukov]

Related: #20045

[SergeyBiryukov]

#20045 suggested the same. The consensus was to force the user to explicitly choose between content deletion and reassignment.

[MichaelZed]

Sergey, you’re mistaken. #20045 does not suggest this at all.

In case it’s unclear: I’m suggesting that neither radio button is selected by default and the “Confirm Deletion” button is inactive, as is currently the case. If the user explicitly selects a user to whom to attribute all posts, only then the “Attribute all posts to” radio box becomes selected. Nothing happens until the user explicitly chooses between content deletion and reassignment.

[SergeyBiryukov]

Replying to MichaelZed:

#20045 does not suggest this at all.

Indeed, thanks for the clarification.

[SergeyBiryukov]

In 23366:

Select "Attribute all posts to..." radio button automatically when selecting a username from the dropdown. fixes #23224.