Could it be the placement of the 'please' in the example? I always include a 'please' when making a request, but I've also had similar thoughts about the mid-se

Could it be the placement of the 'please' in the example? I always include a 'please' when making a request, but I've also had similar thoughts about the mid-sentence 'please' in the past. If you put it at the end it reads (to me, at least!) more like a polite request: "Could you align these variable definitions so they're easier to read please?"