CannedResponses: status quo is present not in the past

index 40fc420379..d3c7542f28 100644 --- a/CannedResponses +++ b/CannedResponses @@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ The usual way to compose a log message of this project is to - - Give an observation on how the current system works in the present - tense (so no need to say "Currently X is Y", just "X is Y"), and - discuss what you perceive as a problem in it. + - Give an observation on how the current system works in the + present tense (so no need to say "Currently X is Y", or + "Previously X was Y" to describe the state before your change; + just "X is Y" is enough), and discuss what you perceive as a + problem in it. - Propose a solution (optional---often, problem description trivially leads to an obvious solution in reader's minds).