[wp-hackers] is it a good idea to remove the category base?

[Mike Schinkel]

n Dec 2, 2011, at 6:27 PM, IC IC wrote:
> But we all know that there are plugins that let you overcome this
> limitation allowing you to remove the category base, the question is
> SHOULD WE?

Should we "what?"

> For some reason, I sense that this kind of a modification would effect
> the performance and may cause odd behavior.
> Any comment-|insight appreciated ?

Depends on how said modification is implemented.  If implemented poorly, yes it can have performance implications. If not, it can be, for practical purposes, performance neutral.

-Mike