> I'm merely asking that postgres wraps more automation and convenience around the things that it already does.

and if history is any indication, it will when it's good and ready to be convenient and automated. as a previous poster (or two) most eloquently noted, postgres tends to work from the bottom up. when the "fundamentals" have been hashed out and thoroughly tested through all or nearly all edge cases, then convenient interfaces "bubble up"

and hey, your patches are always welcomed :)