Index: node.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/node.module,v
retrieving revision 1.403
diff -U3 -r1.403 node.module
--- node.module 21 Sep 2004 18:43:54 -0000  1.403
+++ node.module 25 Sep 2004 21:30:09 -0000
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@
   }
   else {
     // Validate for normal users:
-    $node->uid = $user->uid ? $user->uid : 0;
+    $node->uid = ($node->uid >= 0) ? $node->uid : $user->uid;
     // Force defaults in case people modify the form:
     $node->status = variable_get("node_status_$node->type", 1);
     $node->promote = variable_get("node_promote_$node->type", 1);