This is still pretty superstitious, even if it's better than a lot of the stuff Github has unfortunately trained people to do. Maybe I'm naive, but I don't thin

This is still pretty superstitious, even if it's better than a lot of the stuff Github has unfortunately trained people to do. Maybe I'm naive, but I don't think git usage has to be based on superstition and fear. I have never not been able to clear up people's random-internet-post-induced / github-induced confusion in about half an hour of personal communication. Your goal in making a history is to make a meaningful, useful history that expresses information. I don't think this is hard. I think a lot of people don't want to do it, which isn't my problem (unless I have to work with you), but I also think a lot of people do want to do it and are stymied by posts like this, or by services like Github.