X-Original-To: pgsql-docs-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.144]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5570B8B9F0B for ; Fri, 4 Feb 2005 22:49:58 +0000 (GMT) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 53309-03 for ; Fri, 4 Feb 2005 22:49:46 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp.dkm.cz (smtp.dkm.cz [62.24.64.34]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A7DD78B9F34 for ; Fri, 4 Feb 2005 22:49:46 +0000 (GMT) Received: (qmail 72798 invoked by uid 0); 4 Feb 2005 22:49:46 -0000 Received: from r2g224.chello.upc.cz (HELO smradoch.ath.cx) (62.245.70.224) by smtp.dkm.cz with SMTP; 4 Feb 2005 22:49:46 -0000 Received: by smradoch.ath.cx (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 6AD911F87BEE; Fri, 4 Feb 2005 23:49:46 +0100 (CET) Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 23:49:46 +0100 From: Roman Neuhauser To: Bruce Momjian Cc: Merlin Moncure , pgsql-docs@postgresql.org Subject: Re: faq 4.20: pl/pgsql temporary tables create/drop Message-ID: <20050204224946.GD837@isis.wad.cz> References: <20050204195827.GA837@isis.wad.cz> <200502042217.j14MHlm27024@candle.pha.pa.us> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200502042217.j14MHlm27024@candle.pha.pa.us> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.247 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests=AWL, FORGED_RCVD_HELO X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200502/20 X-Sequence-Number: 2853 # pgman@candle.pha.pa.us / 2005-02-04 17:17:47 -0500: > Roman Neuhauser wrote: > > # merlin.moncure@rcsonline.com / 2005-02-04 12:30:00 -0500: > > > would be more appropriate in the proper documentation than in a FAQ. > > > > Every FAQ is an excuse for proper documentation. :) > > I disagree. The FAQs are really to document items where the place to a > look for a solution would not be obvious. This seems like one of them. For questions with non-obviously placed answers, the FAQ should look like: Q: How do I ... A: See The Manual section X.Y.Z As soon as you put in anything else than just pointers at the documentation, things go awry, my favorite example is the FreeBSD Handbook chapter on disks, and the FreeBSD FAQ entry "How do I move my installation to my new disk". Frequently Asked Questions doesn't mean Unstructured Bits Of Info. That's just my .02. -- FreeBSD 4.10-STABLE 11:43PM up 15:47, 8 users, load averages: 0.08, 0.06, 0.01