> it comes off as a bit dismissive The presentation of previous discussions was as neutral, factual, and to-the-point as I can imagine; I don't see any dismiss

> it comes off as a bit dismissive The presentation of previous discussions was as neutral, factual, and to-the-point as I can imagine; I don't see any dismissiveness or sentiment other than what I injected into it from my experience dealing with reposts on forums for a decade or so. I see the RoG duplicate detection as serving the historian function you touched on admirably, without needing further padding in politeness.