Using model in a model

[eluser]lifewithryan[/eluser]
I agree, mixing models are bad practice. Now that doesn't mean that if you need to to get the job done, that you can't do it, but from a more "pure" standpoint...and object should be "dumb" and only know about itself.

In other words, the shouldn't be any business logic in your models, it should know how to create/update/delete itself and access its own properties but really thats about it. (Again, sometimes when the checks need to be written or you don't eat you can stray away, but its just an *ugly* solution).

Just my two Mhz...