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Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2017 22:36:22 +0200
From: Erik Rijkers <er@xs4all.nl>
To: "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>
Cc: devguy.ca@gmail.com, pgsql-docs@postgresql.org,
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Subject: Re: inappropriate word 'victim'
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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
>> 
>> &quot;...while connected to the victim database.&quot;
>> 
> 
> 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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