diff --git a/doc/todo/debug_for___34__content_changed_while_it_was_being_sent.mdwn b/doc/todo/debug_for___34__content_changed_while_it_was_being_sent.mdwn
index aa4b4862d2..7603316628 100644
--- a/doc/todo/debug_for___34__content_changed_while_it_was_being_sent.mdwn
+++ b/doc/todo/debug_for___34__content_changed_while_it_was_being_sent.mdwn
@@ -24,3 +24,10 @@ May be extra logging could already be triggered with some new more detailed debu
 
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+> This todo is not useful, and is not being followed up on. I happened to
+> add some debugging information while debugging another bug, that is
+> probably what this todo was requesting. It's very annoying that this is
+> filed and then left to sit on my todo list without followup to repeated
+> requests for some explanation. For all these reasons, I'm [[done]] with
+> this, whether I've addressed the problem or not.