Re: 5 new entries for FAQ

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Dan Armbrust <daniel(dot)armbrust(dot)list(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: 5 new entries for FAQ
Date: 2005-08-10 21:05:07
Message-ID: 200508102105.j7AL57i26267@candle.pha.pa.us
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Dan Armbrust wrote:
> I liked the FAQ entry written up by the original submitter much better,
> WRT to the long index issue. This write up does not contain the actual
> error message encountered, so its not going to be found by someone
> looking for a solution to the problem. It doesn't contain the optional
> workaround, and it doesn't have a link into the full text searching
> features as the recommended fix. I was one of the more recent people
> to encounter this problem, and I don't think that this FAQ would have
> helped me (if I even saw it, because google certainly won't pick it up
> in a way that most people will search when the encounter the issue -
> they are going to put in the error message)
> Dan

True, but we don't have an FAQ that hits every single problem users will
encounter. We try to make the FAQ concise so most people will read all
the items. If the item come up more often, we will consider making it
more prominent.

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