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@@ -927,15 +927,12 @@ define the details of how the relation works.
<abstract-base-classes>`; and when you do so
:ref:`some special syntax <abstract-related-name>` is available.
- If you wish to suppress the provision of a backwards relation, you may
- simply provide a ``related_name`` which ends with a ``'+'`` character.
- For example::
+ If you'd prefer Django didn't create a backwards relation, set ``related_name``
+ to ``'+'``. For example, this will ensure that the ``User`` model won't get a
+ backwards relation to this model::
user = models.ForeignKey(User, related_name='+')
- will ensure that no backwards relation to this model is provided on the
- ``User`` model.
-
.. attribute:: ForeignKey.to_field
The field on the related object that the relation is to. By default, Django