@Ryan - But even you're compromise requires the editing of the WP-Config file which is unsatisfactory considering the majority user group which uses WordPress and that user group is not made up of advanced users. I still think the best solution is in the WRITING section of the SETTINGS area, there is one line for Revisions. First, you can control whether revisions are used on posts, pages, both, or disabled. Second, a drop down menu or a text field where you can select the maximum number of revisions that are created for the previous selection.

Instead, what we have here is the assumption that ALL WordPress users will want Post Revisions enabled as well as seemingly an infinite number of revisions created. And to top it all off, end users probably don't even know what's happening.

I was thinking about this issue at work and I got fired up about it yet again because it's just plain stupid the way in which your common end user has no control over that feature because it's assumed that most users won't bother to configure it and it is UI bloat. I feel as though it's current implementation is a slap to the face of WordPress users.

How about the UI admin option to customize how many lines the post box should be even though in the visual editor, you can drag the corner of the box to meet your requirements. Is that UI Bloat?