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-In Thunderbird 3, {{Bug|480623}} moves compact header view to an extension. Please list use cases where compact header is helpful and/or normal message header gets in the way. A use case in this context should ideally include the type of user, type of mail and circumstances or work flow implications.  The goal is to collect information which will later be organized, discussed, and used to improve how compact header view is supported. Discussion and promoting one's position is a non-goal. A simple short one or two sentence statement is sufficient.
+In Thunderbird 3, {{Bug|480623}} moves compact header view to an extension. Please list use cases where compact header is helpful and/or normal message header gets in the way. A use case in this context should ideally include a '''specific''' type of user, a '''specific''' type of mail, and circumstances or work flow implications.  The purpose is to collect information which will later be organized, discussed, and used toward the end goal of a) improving how compact header view is supported, and b) helping specific use cases where improving compact header is not sufficient to significantly improve the use case.
+The "need" for vertical space and your passion for the need are of course assumed, and so should be omitted from the use case (see [[#Notes_and_Assumptions]]).  Discussion and promoting one's position beyond the specifics is a non-goal. A short one or two sentence description limited to '''how''' the message pane is used in a specific case will be most helpful.
 = Use Cases =
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 * Reading newsgroup threads, which are typically taller than the preview pane.
-* bugmail - for a triager processing incoming bugmail most of the standard header information is not useful (To/From, etc), often much of the top of a bugmail is not very useful, and extensions like [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/9584 bugmail extension] need a couple lines to display bug details from mail header and other sources (eg bugzilla). Reducing header space would result in less initial scrolling of each bugmail.
+* bugmail - for a triager processing incoming bugmail most of the standard header information is not useful (To/From, etc), often much of the top of a bugmail is not very useful, and extensions like [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/9584 bugmail extension] need a couple lines to display bug details from mail header and other sources (eg bugzilla). Reducing header space would result in less initial scrolling of each bugmail, which is often done in large batches.
 * <add more use cases here>
-(Note that the compact header view would be less needed if the normal header were kept to a minimum or if it scrolled with the message, instead of needlessly putting buttons and superfluous vertical spacing there)
+= Notes and Assumptions =
+* Compact header view would be less needed if the normal header were kept to a minimum or if it scrolled with the message.
 = References =
 * [API doc] (not yet available)
 * {{Bug|480623}} - move compact message header view to an extension