Hi Aaron,
On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 04:49:21PM -0500, Aaron Halfaker wrote:
If we hashed user IDs, we'd not be able to compute statistics about the images that UW users uploaded or their other work.
Right.
I agree that such statistics would be interesting.
But not being able to compute such statistics is a good thing too, as—from my point of view—the OP's question did not call for such statistics.
Being able to correlate UW success with other work and the experience level of the editor seems like a clearly important thing.
Yes, it might seem like a clearly important thing for you. But for me, it is beyond the /current/ question from OP.
Of course, the question can be refined and details added upon need. But adding details that are /currently/ not needed and asked for is premature optimization.
Have fun, Christian