i'm not entirely against the idea of bumping old topics if the reason for doing so concerns an issue that is still important and relevant, but trying to call someone out for a comment they made over 2 years ago is really quite unnecessary.

on the topic of sloppiness: it is a valid criticism; whether or not it can be applied to this particular snippet (extra spacing can improve readability) is another matter entirely. the "it doesn't matter how it's coded as long as it works" philosophy invariably leads to scruffy code that's difficult to maintain, read and learn from. it looks as though a significant number of people visit this site to observe and discuss codes :P