> I am wondering whether a simple auto-updatable view can have a
> conditional update instead rule.
>
> Well, the decision reached in [1] was that we wouldn't allow that. We
> could decide to allow it now as a new feature enhancement, but it
> wouldn't be a back-patchable bug-fix, and to be honest I wouldn't be
> particularly excited about adding such a feature now. We already get
> enough reports related to multiple rule actions behaving in
> counter-intuitive ways that trip up users. I don't think we should be
> enhancing the rule system, but rather encouraging users not to use it
> and use triggers instead.
>
> Ok, that makes sense, thanks for the explanation.