Good catch, Dan! adding in the upfront option of indicating names or ids seems like a good/needed addition. I would recommend also including the definition of each as well - I think some of our users might get a little confused about the delineation just from the names (i.e., not realize that user_names are associated with user_ids).
On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 3:28 PM, Dan Andreescu <[email protected]>wrote: > >> So, for now, until I figure out how to fix this, it will always prefer >>> user_names before user_ids. >> >> >> I think this is an argument for making users specifying whether it's >> names or ids up front, and not allowing mixtures. Assuming it might be a >> mixture and looking for names first is almost certain to produce inaccurate >> results at some point. We have ids precisely to avoid collisions with >> names, allowing for renaming users, and other cases. >> > > Yep, I just learned this the hard way and made a fool of myself in front > of a bunch of people I admire. So, I'd be glad if I'm the only one that > this happens to. If nobody objects, I'm going to allow the user to select > whether their cohort contains user_ids OR user_names, and strictly prohibit > mixtures. > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimetrics mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimetrics > > -- *Jessie WildGrantmaking Learning & Evaluation * *Wikimedia Foundation* Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! Donate to Wikimedia <https://donate.wikimedia.org/>
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