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685	[patch] list_detail and archive_* generic views should default allow_empty to True	django@…	nobody	Ideally default behaviour should correlate with the assumptions of the majority.  Although it is clearly documented otherwise, I suspect that most people (like me :) will assume that the list_detail generic view handles an empty list exactly as it handles a populated list.  I was surprised at getting 404s after reseting my database.  Current bahviour has the potential to facilitate unnoticed bugs.  I suggest defaulting 'allow_empty' to True.  Of course this must be weighed against the hassle of backwards incompatibility and I suspect it may lose out on these grounds, but I thought it was worth ticketing for consideration.	defect	closed	Generic views	dev	major	fixed			Ready for checkin	1	0	0	0	0	0