channel = not x param doesn't work correctly if 'x' doesn't exist

[robinsowell]

So I use "not x" when 'x' doesn't exist a lot in parameters as a quick 'show me everything'.

I just noticed, it doesn't work on the entries tag, channel parameter.

{exp:channel:entries channel="not gone"}

If the channel 'gone' doesn't exist? I get no entries back. If it DOES exist, it works properly- I get entries from all channels except gone.

I'm guessing it bails out early if it can't find a channel specified in the 'not' but this was unexpected behavior. Not sure when it broke- tested a 7.2.13 and it was broken.

I don't do this a ton with the channel param, but obviously, I do it sometimes. I use it in status a lot as a quick cheat.