[1.6.x] Fixed #21562 -- Warned against using the same app name as a django contrib app.

Thanks yourcelf for the report.

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@ -128,6 +128,13 @@ this. For a small app like polls, this process isn't too difficult.
This helps others looking for Django apps identify your app as Django This helps others looking for Django apps identify your app as Django
specific. specific.
The application names (that is, the final dotted part of the
path to the module containing ``models.py``) defined in
:setting:`INSTALLED_APPS` *must* be unique. Avoid using the
same name as any of the Django :doc:`contrib packages
</ref/contrib/index>`, for example ``auth``, ``admin`` or
``messages``.
2. Move the ``polls`` directory into the ``django-polls`` directory. 2. Move the ``polls`` directory into the ``django-polls`` directory.
3. Create a file ``django-polls/README.rst`` with the following contents:: 3. Create a file ``django-polls/README.rst`` with the following contents::