Comments on: StackOverflow Data Mining: Cleansing the Data http://www.brentozar.com/archive/2009/06/stackoverflow-data-mining-cleansing-the-data/ Your technology pain-relief experts. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:37:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Arjan http://www.brentozar.com/archive/2009/06/stackoverflow-data-mining-cleansing-the-data/comment-page-1/#comment-16958 Arjan Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:42:45 +0000 http://www.brentozar.com/?p=4119#comment-16958 Meanwhile, Brent got his answer at http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/2307/why-are-so-many-user-ages-89 (Indeed: 1920 is the minimum year that is allowed.) Meanwhile, Brent got his answer at http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/2307/why-are-so-many-user-ages-89

(Indeed: 1920 is the minimum year that is allowed.)

]]> By: Coding the Wheel http://www.brentozar.com/archive/2009/06/stackoverflow-data-mining-cleansing-the-data/comment-page-1/#comment-9398 Coding the Wheel Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:42:00 +0000 http://www.brentozar.com/?p=4119#comment-9398 Haha, I see I am on your list. I remember I had originally given it my real age, in order to get the "filled out your profile" badge. Then I decided, eh, how is that anybody's business. So I tried to change my age to the accepted "I don't want to give my age" default of 99 years. I think, but can't say for sure, that the StackOverflow UI prevented me from doing this. This is probably why there are so many 89-year-olds wandering the StackOverflow database... Haha, I see I am on your list.

I remember I had originally given it my real age, in order to get the “filled out your profile” badge. Then I decided, eh, how is that anybody’s business. So I tried to change my age to the accepted “I don’t want to give my age” default of 99 years. I think, but can’t say for sure, that the StackOverflow UI prevented me from doing this. This is probably why there are so many 89-year-olds wandering the StackOverflow database…

]]> By: Pat http://www.brentozar.com/archive/2009/06/stackoverflow-data-mining-cleansing-the-data/comment-page-1/#comment-9313 Pat Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:51:53 +0000 http://www.brentozar.com/?p=4119#comment-9313 because age is a stupid and intrusive question to ask. If I am old does that make me more or less right? If I am young does that make me more or less hip and happening? Age is just as stupid as asking hair-color so that all Brits can decided red-hairs should be ridiculed and all Americans can mock blondes. because age is a stupid and intrusive question to ask. If I am old does that make me more or less right? If I am young does that make me more or less hip and happening?

Age is just as stupid as asking hair-color so that all Brits can decided red-hairs should be ridiculed and all Americans can mock blondes.

]]> By: Rhys http://www.brentozar.com/archive/2009/06/stackoverflow-data-mining-cleansing-the-data/comment-page-1/#comment-9117 Rhys Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:26:39 +0000 http://www.brentozar.com/?p=4119#comment-9117 "They come out with filthy, misshapen rocks that might be something valuable - but might be worthless junk." Nice metaphor. I'm stealing that one for future use! “They come out with filthy, misshapen rocks that might be something valuable – but might be worthless junk.”

Nice metaphor. I’m stealing that one for future use!

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