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Changing parent question on conditional fails to update title

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Description

see thread: https://metaculus.slack.com/archives/C01Q9AQBVHB/p1768250153679339

Changing parent question on conditional fails to update title on Post and the two branches

either changing parent question should be disallowed, or detecting a change should re-trigger the title (and relevant other fields) to update automatically - simplest is to disallow of course

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Start with the linked Slack thread and reproduce changing the parent question on a conditional Post and its two branches. Confirm whether parent changes should be disallowed or should trigger title and related-field updates; done means the chosen behavior is consistent across all affected objects and covered by verification.

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Tech stack
typescript
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backend
Issue type
Bug
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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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