If you click to edit metadata and then choose to close via the box on the upper right, the meta data changes are silently discarded.
Metadata Update from @ryanlerch: - Issue assigned to ryanlerch
Metadata Update from @ryanlerch: - Assignee reset
Metadata Update from @ryanlerch: - Issue tagged with: UI
Metadata Update from @ryanlerch: - Issue set to the milestone: 5.2
Commit 770c4523 fixes this issue