I really am thankful that you do write long commit messages. As a student starting out in OSS, I have had to track down why the particular piece of code is writ

I really am thankful that you do write long commit messages. As a student starting out in OSS, I have had to track down why the particular piece of code is written like it and I go hunting down git blame and that really helps me. I also follow the practice when I can and hope that it helps future contributors or maintainers.