fwiw, i am one who is so [disorganized?] that the old behavior is preferred. if something is a 6m repeater, and i ignore it for 6m, it's actually useful to be reminded after another repeat. perhaps more normal people would understand 1w. no matter how much i "should" mootify it or take it off the list or do it, this "bug" has proved useful in practice.
i don't claim to represent hordes of disorganized people, but there you have it.