Re: [DOCS] Site Administrators Gendered - Mailing list pgsql-docs

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: [DOCS] Site Administrators Gendered
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Msg-id 20170713212713.mefw67nm7thuj4di@alvherre.pgsql
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In response to Re: [DOCS] Site Administrators Gendered  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com>)
Responses Re: [DOCS] Site Administrators Gendered  (Chris Travers <chris.travers@gmail.com>)
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Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> case.rollins@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > "Possibly, your site administrator has already created a database for your
> > use. He should have told you what the name of your database is."
> >
> > should be
> >
> > "Possibly, your site administrator has already created a database for your
> > use. They should have told you what the name of your database is."
> >
> > I imagine this mistake occurs elsewhere in the docs. It would be great to
> > see it fixed across the board.
>
> Sure.  This has been discussed before, I believe.  Feel free to submit a
> patch.

Actually, this has already been patched; see
http://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/741ccd5015f82e31f80cdc5d2ae81263ea92d794
The problem is that you're reading an ancient version of the docs.
A more recent version of the page does not have that problem:
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/tutorial-createdb.html

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