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Why would you want one author for a merge commit? That merge can have many commits by many different authors.


They can, but

1. The large majority of PRs I've reviewed have a single contributor. Additional contributors are rare. When they do happen, they're often a minority contributor or simply consulting on a PR. It's net neutral when all PRs are squashed in the same pattern.

2. Even with multiple contributors, most features have one leader. It's much easier to talk to that person (and have them delegate) than it is to piece together multiple contributions.




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