Stephen Frost <sfr...@snowman.net> writes:
> * Noah Misch (n...@leadboat.com) wrote:
>> I see some advantages of writing "TokenUser", as you propose.  However, our
>> error style guide says "Avoid mentioning called function names, either;
>> instead say what the code was trying to do."  Mentioning an enumerator name 
>> is
>> morally similar to mentioning a function name.

> That's a fair point, but it doesn't mean we should use a different
> spelling for the enumerator name to avoid that piece of the policy.  I
> certianly don't see "token user" as saying "what the code was trying to
> do" in this case.

FWIW, "token user" conveys entirely inappropriate, politically incorrect
connotations to me ;-).  I don't have any great suggestions on what to use
instead, but I share Stephen's unhappiness with the wording as-committed.

                        regards, tom lane


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