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To:     Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] sequencer: beautify subject of reverts of reverts
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On Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 09:31:49AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>>From that point
>of view, allowing arbitrary number of "Reapply" repeated, optionally
>prefixed by a single "Revert", does not sound like it is much better
>compared to the current one---is it worth this much time to discuss,
>only to halve the length of long runs of "Revert"?
>
yes, for two reasons:
- the single "reapply" case is actually common; it's usually done after 
   a previously missed pre-requisite was applied.
- the fact that it's "beautified" _at all_ sends a signal (see previous 
   mails). it doesn't have to be particularly sophisticated for that.

regards