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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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Research direction
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
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
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