From: Erik Rijkers <er@xs4all.nl>
To: Joshua D. Drake <jd@commandprompt.com>
Cc: devguy.ca@gmail.com
Cc: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org
Cc: pgsql-docs-owner@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: inappropriate word 'victim'
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2017 22:36:22 +0200
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On 2017-10-03 21:53, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> On 10/03/2017 12:38 PM, devguy.ca@gmail.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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