works like a charm and validation for user_ids is fast, thanks Dan! On Nov 23, 2013, at 11:30 AM, Dan Andreescu <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ok, so I deployed the new cohort upload: > https://metrics.wmflabs.org/cohorts/upload. Hopefully the explanation and > examples make a bit more sense. And I think it's much cleaner this way. > It's also faster :) > > As always, let me know if you have any trouble. > > > On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 8:16 PM, Jessie Wild <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 Wild > Grantmaking 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimetrics mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimetrics > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimetrics mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimetrics
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