+1 

> On 2 Aug 2020, at 19:37, Richard Sargent <rsarg...@5x5.on.ca> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> On August 2, 2020 10:16:54 AM PDT, tbrunz <wild.id...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thanks, Richard.  
>> 
>> So adding #yourself is mostly needed for cases where you send #add: to
>> an
>> OrderedCollection (because that returns the added element instead of
>> returning the collection as most expect it would)?
> 
> No.
> 
> It is used when you don't know what the last message send answers. And, 
> *that* is most of the time, because even when you know the answer today, you 
> don't know the future changes.
> 
> 
>> 
>> I've been adding it in all cases, which I guess does no harm.
> 
> That is the correct answer. Add it unless you want the result of the last 
> message send.
> 
> 
>> 
>> -t
>> 
>> 
>> 
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