From: | Erik Rijkers <er(at)xs4all(dot)nl> |
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To: | "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> |
Cc: | devguy(dot)ca(at)gmail(dot)com, pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-docs-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: inappropriate word 'victim' |
Date: | 2017-10-03 20:36:22 |
Message-ID: | 0d9b325fd1cb09781342ad417ba9b3a2@xs4all.nl |
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On 2017-10-03 21:53, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> On 10/03/2017 12:38 PM, devguy(dot)ca(at)gmail(dot)com wrote:
>> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
>>
>> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/manage-ag-dropdb.html
>> Description:
>>
>> I am sure this would be reword
>>
>> "...while connected to the victim database."
>>
>
> Victim seems to be an appropriate word for what is happening but I
> guess I can see an argument for "subject"
>
> "while connected to the subject database" or something else.
>
> JD
I find 'victim database' admirably clear in conjunction with DROP
DATABASE.
Let's not change it.
Erik Rijkers
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