[Mediawiki-l] User metadata?

[Platonides]

Daniel Barrett wrote:
> On our corporate wiki, I'd like to store user-related information -- their department, manager's name, etc. -- so I can run reports on wiki authorship by department and similar things.
> 
> The user information comes from ActiveDirectory/LDAP, but for performance reasons (so I can query it easily), I'd like to store a copy within the MediaWiki infrastructure.  Any suggestions on the right place to put it?
> 
> -       Create a new database table containing all the data, with user.user_id as a foreign key?
> -       Stash it in each user's Preferences?
> -       Store it in wiki articles, either automatically or (ugh) manually?
> -       Something else?
> 
> Thanks for your ideas & opinions.
> DanB

I'd store it on a table of its own.