User blog comment:Batorhos/Vote: Adoption/@comment-4793903-20110726191048/@comment-4793903-20110726191206

"If the vote fails, then all adopted pages will remain in the possession of those who adopted it already."

Err... no. Adoption wasn't official in the first place, so the person can't adopt the article anyways, so it won't remain in their possession. It's in possession of who made it.