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8459	get_or_create does not pay attention to the instance calling it	mymmaster	nobody	"get_or_create can be confusing to use because it doesn't pay attention to the object that is actually calling it. For example when calling 
{{{forumpost.participant_set.get_or_create(user=person)}}}

it would make sense that get_or_create is referencing participant_set that is calling it and therefore would create a new entry to that result set if it doesn't exist. However, this is not the case. get_or_create merely uses participant_set to determine the type of object it is dealing with."		closed	Database layer (models, ORM)	dev		fixed	get_or_create aug22sprint	farhan@…	Design decision needed	0	0	0	0	0	0