From b853d0a6728294346b943deb370687ceb6cd4d52 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mark Dixon <1756429+mnd999@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:03:08 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Document old deprecation for database naming

Database names containing `.` have been deprecated since 5.0, and this
has been documented in the operations manual. Document it here also for
consistency.
---
 modules/ROOT/pages/syntax/naming.adoc | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/syntax/naming.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/syntax/naming.adoc
index 6038ca3db..4f70b12f7 100644
--- a/modules/ROOT/pages/syntax/naming.adoc
+++ b/modules/ROOT/pages/syntax/naming.adoc
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ For example, `MATCH (  a  ) RETURN a` is equivalent to `MATCH (a) RETURN a`.
 === Using special characters in names
 Non-alphabetic characters, including numbers, symbols and whitespace characters, *can* be used in names, but *must* be escaped using backticks.
 For example: `++`^n`++`, `++`1first`++`, `++`$$n`++`, and `++`my variable has spaces`++`.
-Database names are an exception and may include dots without the need for escaping.
-For example: naming a database `foo.bar.baz` is perfectly valid.
+Database names are an exception and may include dots without the need for escaping, although this behavior is deprecated as it may introduce ambiguity when addressing composite databases.
+For example: naming a database `foo.bar.baz` is valid, but deprecated. `++`foo.bar.baz`++` is valid.
 
 Within an escaped name, the following escaping sequences are allowed: