[magicalhippo]

Readability is weird heh, I'm exactly the opposite. For me long lines become a blur, so better to have a short alias.

[mulmen]

I know what you mean. I think this is really a matter of readability vs comprehension. I want all the context on one line so I can understand it, even if that does technically make it harder to read that line.

This is especially a problem in huge queries.