I was told by a recent contributor that my approach (i.e. requirement) to git messages is "unique". Apparently my Linux kernel background is showing, but all m

I was told by a recent contributor that my approach (i.e. requirement) to git messages is "unique". Apparently my Linux kernel background is showing, but all my commit messages look like the one shown here! If about existing code, the comment belongs with the code. If it's a process thing (e.g. code that is removed or didn't work), it belongs in the commit. Most importantly, while commit messages can reference issues for convenience, they MUST reproduce the critical details: GitHub is transient, git messages are not!