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by xorcist 1687 days ago
Those commit messages leaves a lot to be desired.

"Changes print messages again"

How helpful is that? In what way were they changed? What was the intention behind the change? Is there a ticket or a feature request behind it? Why was that particular change chosen instead of all the other ways to achieve the same effect?

It's also considered prudent to keep to a common format. These are even written in differing tense, where imperative is by far the most commonly preferred.