Um, no, you cannot really rewrite so-called "published" history (one with the "public" phase). Both Git newbies and seasoned users could make use of such concep

Um, no, you cannot really rewrite so-called "published" history (one with the "public" phase). Both Git newbies and seasoned users could make use of such concept, should it be ever implemented (it probably wouldn't in vanilla though since the deafening silence in reply to anyone voicing ideas to prevent rewriting (some) shared refs).