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by og1 5331 days ago
Agree with this as well. Forgot exactly what one was and googled it to make sure. The example that is used here would indicate orphaned records.

http://www.w3schools.com/sql/sql_join_right.asp

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There are valid use cases for orphaned records. A quote database might want to allow registered and anonymous submission, for example.
Or, ala Reddit, comments from deleted users.