In addition to myself:

Oleg Pykhalov <go.wigust@gmail.com> writes:

  > +  (let* ((data gnus-newsgroup-data)
  > +         (compare (if (or below current-prefix-arg) #'<= #'>=))
  > +         articles)

“let*” can be reverted to “let” (as was before patch).  Let me know if a
new patch is needed for this.

Thanks,
Oleg.