[eluser]stormbytes[/eluser]
Wow.. well nice to see this was a real starter
Actually, to answer pbreit, I was going to say the same thing tonanbarbarian said. MySql is optimized for extensive use of Joins. So, why reinvent the wheel?
I'm new to the ActiveRecord class, so it's going to take some time before I can really swing it around. I'm thankful for all the help on the CI forums, not to mention the captivating dialogue.