Today, I found an edit suggestion in my review queue where the question that was to be edited had already been deleted. It looks like a moot point to keep such items in the review queue.
Is this a bug, or was this still somehow intended behavior?
1 Answer
It sounds like intended behavior. From Reject or approve suggested edits on deleted post?:
Our reviewing FAQ on handling suggested edits outlines why you would approve or reject a suggested edit and, you may notice, that it makes no mention of deleted posts - because it just isn't a consideration treat them the same.
There's another MSE post on the topic, which isn't Answered by staff: What happens to a pending suggested edit when a post is deleted? which says, in part:
It sits in the queue for the next reviewer
answered Oct 22, 2021 at 13:22
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2Thanks, I wasn't aware of the MSE post. Sounds ok to me! Do you want to add
status-bydesignto the question?– AdminBeeCommented Oct 22, 2021 at 13:46 -
1Maybe. Sounded like there were intentions to change the behavior at some point, so I'm not sure what the "design" is at this point :)– Jeff Schaller ModCommented Oct 23, 2021 at 0:43
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1meta.stackexchange.com/q/363151/703623 then meta.stackexchange.com/q/306875/703623– αғsнιηCommented Oct 23, 2021 at 19:06