[metrics-bugs] #25241 [Metrics/Onionoo]: effective_family sometimes contains the relay's own fingerprint

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#25241: effective_family sometimes contains the relay's own fingerprint
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 Reporter:  irl              |          Owner:  karsten
     Type:  defect           |         Status:  needs_review
 Priority:  Medium           |      Milestone:
Component:  Metrics/Onionoo  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal           |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                   |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                   |         Points:
 Reviewer:  iwakeh           |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by karsten):

 Replying to [comment:11 irl]:
 > If we do include a relay in its own effective family, Relay Search will
 need to be updated to not perform that step as it currently does.

 Not sure I understand. The spec seems vague right now, so how about Relay
 Search just either adds or removes a relay's own fingerprint to ensure
 it's contained or not contained, whichever state it is that Relay Search
 expects? That is, what prevents us from updating Relay Search now and
 making the Onionoo change at a later time?

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