Anyone have a reason not to add this config option?

rubyonrails-core
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I don't know what the policy is on adding configuration options to rails/activerecord, but I think this would be a useful performance option:

http://rails.lighthouseapp.com/projects/8994-ruby-on-rails/tickets/1185-old-single-query-includes-should-be-globally-disableable

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I've replied in the ticket. I don't think this is a good idea.