It's interesting to see more people embracing the patch-stack workflow! For those interested in using the patch-stack workflow, but not ready to change to sapling, git patch stack would be worth checking out.
This workflow sounds similar to the one we use at my company! I use the git-ps tool we made to make stacks of usable micro-commits, and using the tool to keep things logical and working as things change and the code develops. https://github.com/uptech/git-ps
When thinking about my female friends, it is hard to believe that this is the type of crap that they will most likely, scratch that, will experience. I can keep my actions in check, call people out on theirs, but it just doesn't seem like it's enough.