Author: russellm
Date: 2010-01-27 21:04:24 -0600 (Wed, 27 Jan 2010)
New Revision: 12335

Modified:
   django/trunk/docs/topics/db/multi-db.txt
Log:
Fixed #12715 -- Clarified the docs on the usage of database routers, especially 
regarding the default routing scheme. Thanks to Chris Curvey for the suggestion.

Modified: django/trunk/docs/topics/db/multi-db.txt
===================================================================
--- django/trunk/docs/topics/db/multi-db.txt    2010-01-28 02:17:30 UTC (rev 
12334)
+++ django/trunk/docs/topics/db/multi-db.txt    2010-01-28 03:04:24 UTC (rev 
12335)
@@ -92,10 +92,15 @@
 The easiest way to use multiple databases is to set up a database
 routing scheme. The default routing scheme ensures that objects remain
 'sticky' to their original database (i.e., an object retrieved from
-the ``foo`` database will be saved on the same database). However, you
-can implement more interesting behaviors by defining a different
-routing scheme.
+the ``foo`` database will be saved on the same database). The default
+routing scheme ensures that if a database isn't specified, all queries
+fall back to the ``default`` database.
 
+You don't have to do anything to activate the default routing scheme
+-- it is provided 'out of the box' on every Django project. However,
+if you want to implement more interesting database allocation
+behaviors, you can define and install your own database routers.
+
 Database routers
 ----------------
 

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