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Gary Bell

In relation to #1, the "fixes bug #543" part was one of 3 messages in the example PR. By itself it's fine. When added with the other 2 at the same time, it makes things difficult.

Commit squashing makes multiple commits which form part of the PR (so allowing you to work incrementally and commit often) show as only 1 commit on the receiving branch. It helps keep things tidy and concise.