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Move Mac-only menus to the end, because they're less important

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 The goal is to reduce the overall weight of the menus, both in the total number of items and in the total number of submenus.  The first way to do this is to consolidate items.  Commands which exist in multiple places in the menus should be consolidated into the most intuitive place.  (This isn't to say that commands shouldn't be accessible through keyboard shortcuts or other methods, but within the primary menus as a general rule we should limit it to one location.)
-==Mac-only Menus==
-:*Thunderbird (Mac only)
-:**About Thunderbird
-:**Preferences...
-:**Quit Thunderbird
-I have no suggested changes for this menu; it fits with what I know exists for Firefox (or what may eventually exist - I don't use a Mac, and I might be confusing current status with status after some patches I've been watching get reviewed and checked into source).
-:*Window (Mac only)
-:**Minimize
-:**Zoom
-:**Bring All to Front
-:**Mail & Newsgroups
-:**Address Book
-These menus are pretty normal as well.  I don't know the rationale for having both 'Mail and Newsgroups' and 'Address Book' in this menu, but it's only a fifth item in what's already a small menu.  Someone more knowledgeable on Mac conventions should speak up here if there's a possible problem.
 ==Cross-Platform Menus==
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 **Mozilla Thunderbird Help
 **About Mozilla Thunderbird
+==Mac-only Menus==
+:*Thunderbird (Mac only)
+:**About Thunderbird
+:**Preferences...
+:**Quit Thunderbird
+I have no suggested changes for this menu; it fits with what I know exists for Firefox (or what may eventually exist - I don't use a Mac, and I might be confusing current status with status after some patches I've been watching get reviewed and checked into source).
+:*Window (Mac only)
+:**Minimize
+:**Zoom
+:**Bring All to Front
+:**Mail & Newsgroups
+:**Address Book
+These menus are pretty normal as well.  I don't know the rationale for having both 'Mail and Newsgroups' and 'Address Book' in this menu, but it's only a fifth item in what's already a small menu.  Someone more knowledgeable on Mac conventions should speak up here if there's a possible problem.