But that's not what he asks, that's just one of the many questions he puts forth, including this one at the end: "Am I going about this the wrong way? Am I mis

But that's not what he asks, that's just one of the many questions he puts forth, including this one at the end: "Am I going about this the wrong way? Am I misunderstanding how git can work in other ways to simplify my process?" Which is answered correctly. It could have been a typical XY problem but he adds enough background information that he's able to get a better answer. Great question AND great answer. I'll give you that Google didn't index that question particularly well, but that's not really StackOverflow's fault.