[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #38962: REST API: Don't delete posts/links when deleting/removing a user from a site in a multisite install

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#38962: REST API: Don't delete posts/links when deleting/removing a user from a
site in a multisite install
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 Reporter:  ocean90                              |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)                         |      Status:  new
 Priority:  high                                 |   Milestone:  4.7
Component:  REST API                             |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  major                                |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch has-unit-tests commit      |     Focuses:  multisite
  dev-feedback                                   |
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Changes (by jeremyfelt):

 * keywords:  needs-patch needs-unit-tests => has-patch has-unit-tests
     commit dev-feedback


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:13 jnylen0]:
 > As discussed in Slack ([https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/core-
 restapi/p1480546859002876 some more]) 0 has special meaning for a post
 author.
 >
 > Is `reassign=0` a valid operation? If so, we should support `null` as a
 special value rather than using `-1`. This will require removing the
 `integer` type and adding a custom `sanitize_callback` - see #38971 for a
 similar example.

 I think this is the right move. I've opened #39000 as a new ticket as I
 think this decision is separate from the one to disable the `DELETE`
 method in multisite.

 I'm going to submit [attachment:38962.2.diff] as read for commit, this
 needs review.

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