Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:

>> From: Mattias Engdegård <mattias.engdegard@gmail.com>
>> Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 15:50:59 +0100
>> 
>> This looks like a bracketing mistake (gnus-group.el line 1758):
>> 
>> >     (if (and backward (progn (beginning-of-line)) (bobp))
>> 
>> especially considering `beginning-of-line` always returns nil.

That whole special-case test doesn't seem necessary, I think the
attached patch is sufficient. I've tested it lightly, does it look okay?

>> (Is there a Gnus maintainer these days?)
>
> Yes, Eric (CC'ed).

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