[fix] Don't show "pad deleted" message when copying pad (#3320)

Fix #3183

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/node/db/Pad.js b/src/node/db/Pad.js
index d44cb7b3..0cb01cac 100644
--- a/src/node/db/Pad.js
+++ b/src/node/db/Pad.js
@@ -464,9 +464,10 @@ Pad.prototype.copy = function copy(destinationID, force, callback) {
   }
   else force = true;
 
-  //kick everyone from this pad
-  // TODO: this presents a message on the client saying that the pad was 'deleted'. Fix this?
-  padMessageHandler.kickSessionsFromPad(sourceID);
+  // Kick everyone from this pad.
+  // This was commented due to https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/issues/3183.
+  // Do we really need to kick everyone out?
+  // padMessageHandler.kickSessionsFromPad(sourceID);
 
   // flush the source pad:
   _this.saveToDatabase();