The issue discusses a behavior in the user directory where the search always includes the user performing the search, even when filtering. tkforbes reports this as a recent change, questioning its logic. Moin notes it may have always been the case, referencing a related discussion. awesomerobot explains this is by design, as the user directory functions as an activity leaderboard, making it easier to compare personal statistics. The self is highlighted in color and shown at the top to aid comparison. tkforbes acknowledges the reasoning but hopes it’s clear to users. awesomerobot suggests a CSS workaround to hide the user’s own entry in filtered results, though it has limitations.
When using More → User, when a filtered match is found, the list always includes the user executing the search. When there is no match, the list is empty i.e. zero entries for no match, 2 or more entries for a match. Tested using multiple user accounts - same result.
I upgraded this weekend. Not sure if a new issue related to that or if a pre-existing condition. Previous upgrade was around Christmas and certainly didn’t notice this misbehaviour, so I think it is recent.
I think it has always been that way
I appreciate the pointer to the related topic. However, the reply in that topic says “I think that’s by design”. It’s a thought, but not an explanation. To me, the behaviour I reported is counter-intuitive. If it’s not a bug, I’d like to understand why the current behaviour is the desired/designed behaviour. I can’t think of a good reason myself.
The user directory is also an activity leaderboard, so always showing your own account allows you to easily compare statistics.
I believe this is also why we show the current user at the top of the unfiltered list a second time, in addition to the natural placement further down the list, so you don’t have to endlessly scroll or filter to compare your own statistics.
Thanks. Something like that, I can get my head around. And that logic aligns with highlighting self with colour in the filtered list. I just hope I can remember when my users ask.
It’s a little convoluted, but if you wanted to add some CSS (admin > customize > themes) to disable this behavior in filtered results… it’s possible:
.directory:has(.filter-name:not(:placeholder-shown)) .me {
display: none;
}
this essentially says “if the directory filter is not showing the placeholder (i.e., a term has been entered) then don’t display my account in the results”
but note this would also remove yourself from matching filters, so it’s an imperfect workaround