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...res littering the code with method calls taking this parameter. I have also thought about setting a class variable on the models to set whether active/inactive/all articles are returned, so that anytime you want to set the type returned you set this class variable and then call your functions (recent_articles, etc...). What I would like to know is if there are any suggestions as to a good practice to follow in how to implement this functionality, one of the ways I have stated or some other way that I haven''t considered. I hope I have been clear. Thanks for the help in advance. -- Posted v...