Almost every extension's i18n.php file has

/** Message documentation (Message documentation)
 * @author Some Person
 */
$messages['qqq'] = array(
    ...

Why repeat it?

Is it because the header for each language section is "/** French (français)" , so Qqq is being consistent? But the English header is just /** English.

Does some undocumented tool in maintenance/language rely on the format of these headings?