[Aavso-photometry] Download Data Bug?

[arne]

Sal Giambruno wrote:
> In an attempt to compare one of my recent observations in reference to a recent thread about Z And, I downloaded a complete data set from the AAVSO International Database, only to find that my single observation was not included in the resulting data set, even though it does show up in Quick-Look.  I further noted that observations from others made just prior to and just after my missing observation were included in the data set.  Curiously, it appears that my observation had simply been skipped over.
> 
> To test for an inconsistency or bug, I then downloaded two more data sets, this time for TW Per.  For the first query, I used my actual personal information in the request form, and for the second query, I used bogus personal information - both queries produced two identical sets of data, both of which included records of my observations.
> 
> I am wondering if there is a bug somewhere . . . or if there is some other explanation for the apparent inconistency.
> 
newly submitted data has a special status.  It resides in a temporary file
that is searched when you do a quicklook dump or a light curve generator plot,
but does not reside in the actual AAVSO observation database.  We must first
quality-check the data before it gets added.

When you ask for a data download on a star, you get only the data that
has passed the quality control (called validation).  So if you recently
submitted an observation, you may or may not have it included in the download,
depending on the validation status.
Arne