I suspect that the answer is #3. Maybe you could look for differences in registered email addresses for that user in different DBs.
On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 9:16 AM, Oliver Keyes <[email protected]> wrote: > Hmn. The user table should be updated; I can only think of two situations > here: > > 1. There was a lag between collecting the information and the > information being used, and the change happened then; > 2. There was a lag in the databases, and the change happened then; > 3. The user didn't change their email address on whatever project we > queried (is it a global change? Can any developers chip in here?) > > I've left some thoughts on that page regarding the privacy policy - I > understand the users' concerns but I don't think they're founded on a > valid interpretation. Hopefully it helps. Thank you, Leila, for your > ongoing work here :) > > On 27 June 2015 at 17:30, Leila Zia <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > For the article recommendation test, we queried user table to get > editors' > > email addresses. We then excluded the emails that were not verified. > We've > > received a comment here that suggests the user has changed his/her email > > addresse and we have somehow retained the old email address. I'd like to > get > > to the bottom of this problem. Can someone help with this, in the Talk > page > > or here? Are we looking at the wrong table? And in general, how can old > > information be in the user table? > > > > Sorry for sending an email over the weekend. A response on Monday would > be > > great. :-) > > > > Thank you! > > > > Leila > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Analytics mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/analytics > > > > > > -- > Oliver Keyes > Research Analyst > Wikimedia Foundation > > _______________________________________________ > Analytics mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/analytics >
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