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[Robert Collins <robertc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 3:07 AM, Francis J. Lacoste
<francis.lacoste@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> This is an affirmation that I've seen mentioned a couple of time
> recently, but I cannot assert his truth value. In my understanding, this
> is still a myth. Launchpad users always have a preferred email address.
> Teams might not have one, as person records that we imported but nobody
> "activated". But as soon as a user "logs in" Launchpad, and thus become
> a user, they have a preferred address.
>
> If that's not the case, please explain how this invariant can now be broken.

One possible explanation is that the situation is more tight:
'preferred non-hidden email address' : some of our email use cases are
showing it to other users, and for that we need non-hidden.

-Rob