Well, only whoever was familiar with the original circumstances would be able to answer those questions. :-) It could very well have been a bug. I just would have given the original author some benefit of doubt, and assumed that they did what they did for a reason until proven otherwise.
I definitely agree that if this was intended, some comment should have been put in place.
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Well, only whoever was familiar with the original circumstances would be able to answer those questions. :-) It could very well have been a bug. I just would have given the original author some benefit of doubt, and assumed that they did what they did for a reason until proven otherwise.
I definitely agree that if this was intended, some comment should have been put in place.