> Is this a peculiar point of view?
Not really. I can certainly understand your point of view.
There's been a lot of debate on this kind of thing in the past on this Forum. I've get the impression that most TMA contributors prefer the idea of sensitive restoration to the option leaving things as they are though. I guess it depends on the circumstances.
Concrete can be a good thing...
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