@abhn can you clarify which action you're referring to - is it "Confirm Approval", which is available for listed, so would apply to a single "latest" version in the channel, and that version chosen as the latest wouldn't be deleted unless the user had REVIEWS_ADMIN permission (do you have that permission on prod?).
Or "Confirm Multiple Versions", which is for unlisted?

It does seem like the action is written with deleted versions in mind (there's a comment about them).

Old Jira Ticket: https://mozilla-hub.atlassian.net/browse/ADDSRV-465

@abhn is this still an issue? If so, can you provide some more context and reply to @eviljeff's questions?

@wagnerand haven't had this case in a while, but if nothing's changed, the next time the situation in OP comes up, we might hit this.

@eviljeff (apologies, looks like I missed your message for a year 3:) I think it should be the "Confirm Multiple Versions" action that should include the deleted versions.

The rationale to this is that if we can set "Needs Human Review" on a deleted version (and reviewers have to review one such version), then we should be able to follow standard processes around a signed version review even if it was deleted. Does that make sense, or am I missing out on something here?

Assuming past me was correct when he said "action is written with deleted versions in mind (there's a comment about them)." then it's a bug that deleted (unlisted) versions can't be confirmed.

In that case, does this issue (and the included STR) suffice to track the bug? Or would you like specific examples where this is happening (I don't have one handy or in recent memory, but if you need additional details, I can try to gather).

If it's happening with every deleted version then the STR is sufficient... if it's not happening with every deleted version, but under some other circumstances, then we'll need more details and/or some links to examples to investigate.

(I'm kinda assuming it's every deleted version, but if you have evidence/recollection otherwise, that's good to know)

kinda assuming it's every deleted version

Yes, I checked two more cases today (one of which is my own add-on) and it held true everywhere. "Confirm multiple versions" don't show deleted versions.