[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #64824: User is completely unable to edit content when `wp_enable_real_time_collaboration` is missing from `wp_options`

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#64824: User is completely unable to edit content when
`wp_enable_real_time_collaboration` is missing from `wp_options`
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 Reporter:  desrosj       |       Owner:  desrosj
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  7.0
Component:  Editor        |     Version:
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch   |     Focuses:
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Comment (by dlh):

 Replying to [comment:3 desrosj]:
 > The last option seems like it may be the best choice because it would
 always fall back to `true` when the option is not present at all. @dlh Did
 you arrive at that path forward as well?

 I don't really have a conclusion at this point, since I haven't been
 closely following the development of RTC, and so I don't know the
 reasoning behind the decisions that have been made.

 I think I would just say:

 1. As a developer, it's puzzling to read that the default is `false` in
 one place and `true` in another. (As a developer, I also understand that
 these things can happen!)

 2. As a user, it's ''really'' puzzling to discover that nobody can edit
 anything when RTC fails, rather than there being a graceful degradation
 back to allowing one person to edit the post. I know that's not the point
 of this ticket, but it was the most salient part of the whole experience.
 But, like I said, I haven't been following the decisions closely.

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