I think some players check the Dashingdon front page before elsewhere to see if there are games with any updates. Another thing is that it’s easier for players to check the code when making bug reports (which could be a con rather than a pro, I suppose if the writer doesn’t want people seeing it).
Heh, I just saw @Jacic’s post which says a lot of the same things. Great minds!
By the way @Jacic, this plugin works with the compile/itch upload method, if you’re not using dashingdon, although I don’t yet know if it works with the new checkpoints (I’ll try and remember to test it sometime soon).