On 11/20/2014 02:28 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> writes:
On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 1:56 PM, Albe Laurenz <laurenz.a...@wien.gv.at> wrote:
I don't think that there is a universally compelling right or wrong to
questions like this, it is more a matter of taste. Is it more important to
protect
the casual DBA from hurting himself or herself, or is it more important to
provide a well honed scalpel for the experienced surgeon?
+1.
I think if we had an already-existing prohibition here and you
proposed relaxing it, the howls would be equally loud. We're not
entirely consistent about how picky we are.
How's that quote about foolish consistency go? In many cases, the reason
why we enforce some things and not others is practical utility.
Right.
(FTR, the quote from Emerson goes "A foolish consistency is the
hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers
and divines.")
cheers
andrew
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