Re: Release notes - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: Release notes
Date
Msg-id 20060921000603.GA9070@alvh.no-ip.org
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In response to Re: Release notes  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
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Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Jim C. Nasby wrote:
> > On Wed, Sep 20, 2006 at 05:10:13PM +0100, Simon Riggs wrote:
> > > Also, not sure what the thoughts are regarding surnames. I'm referred to
> > > as both Simon and Simon Riggs in the release notes. Should we have a
> > > policy of first mention uses full name, subsequent mentions just use
> > > first name if there is no confusion by doing so? 
> > 
> > Hrm, I'd assumed that "well known" community members didn't get Surname
> > mentions... maybe we should just stick to "First Last" everywhere..
> 
> My system has been to use first names if the person appears at the
> bottom of the TODO list, else use full name in all references.  We refer
> to too many people to use full names only on the first reference.

The problem is that the release notes don't contain the bottom of the
TODO list.

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