#4365 NORM Never A: Write activity leaves crud in journal

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#4365: Write activity leaves crud in journal
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  Reporter:  AlbertCahalan     |       Owner:  tomeu         
      Type:  defect            |      Status:  new           
  Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  Never Assigned
 Component:  interface-design  |     Version:                
Resolution:                    |    Keywords:                
  Verified:  0                 |  
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Changes (by Eben):

  * owner:  Eben => tomeu


Comment:

 This is true.  On the other hand, I agree wholeheartedly that "empty"
 journal entries aren't going to help anyone.  These are precisely the kind
 that get termed "spam", because the creator never has reason to "resume"
 an entry they didn't actually do anything worthwhile with yet.

 Obviously it's up to the activities to determine when something is
 "empty", but perhaps we need to add guidelines that recommend keeping a
 dirty bit around which will remove said empty entry upon close if it's not
 set.  This dirty bit could also prevent unnecessary saves. (Actually, I
 guess you'd need a second dirty bit for that...)

 Tomeu, can you give me feedback on whether the above behavior is supported
 by the Journal right now?  Can an activity remove it's own entry from the
 Journal?

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