remove status_message#public_message: we never use it

app/controllers/status_messages_controller.rb

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ class StatusMessagesController < ApplicationController
     public_flag = params[:status_message][:public]
     public_flag.to_s.match(/(true)|(on)/) ? public_flag = true : public_flag = false
     params[:status_message][:public] = public_flag
-    puts public_flag
 
     @status_message = current_user.build_post(:status_message, params[:status_message])
     aspects = current_user.aspects_from_ids(params[:aspect_ids])

app/models/status_message.rb

@@ -98,13 +98,6 @@ class StatusMessage < Post
       XML
   end
 
-  def public_message(length, url = "")
-    space_for_url = url.blank? ? 0 : (url.length + 1)
-    truncated = truncate(self.message, :length => (length - space_for_url))
-    truncated = "#{truncated} #{url}" unless url.blank?
-    return truncated
-  end
-
   protected
 
   def message_or_photos_present?

spec/models/status_message_spec.rb

@@ -225,25 +225,4 @@ STR
       Post.find(post.id).youtube_titles.should == {video_id => CGI::escape(expected_title)}
     end
   end
-
-  describe '#public_message' do
-    before do
-      message = ""
-      440.times{message << 'd'}
-      @status_message = @user.post(:status_message, :message => message, :to => @aspect.id)
-    end
-
-    it 'truncates the message' do
-      @status_message.public_message(140).length.should == 140
-      @status_message.public_message(420).length.should == 420
-    end
-
-    it 'has the correct length if a url is present' do
-      @status_message.public_message(140, "a_url_goes_here").length.should == 140
-    end
-
-    it 'adds the public link if present' do
-      @status_message.public_message(140, "/p/#{@status_message.id}").should include "/p/#{@status_message.id}"
-    end
-  end
 end