Comment 2 for bug 1671856

Thanks Bill! I like providing a more consistent experience for staff. I think #1 is the path that probably would cause the least disruption at this point, even though I was in favor of #2 way back when the new code was first introduced as it provides a consistent experience across all libraries, no matter how they adjusted their negative balance settings.

As far as an option to retain existing behavior for those sites that have become accustomed to it, I don't think this is the first time the inconsistent behavior has caused confusion at sites that allow negative balances. See bug 1593815. My inclination is to not provide that additional setting. However, all of our libraries prohibit negative balance settings, and it would be good to hear from those that have been experiencing this inconsistent behavior. Perhaps April Durrence, who weighed in on the previous bug, would be a good person to reach out to.