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Originally Posted by The Geek
An extra table doesnt mean always mean an extra query - all that just depends on your design and (in the end) what youre trying to do.
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At the very least it will require one or more joins, otherwise you wouldn't be storing the data. Joins can and often are as resource intensive as additional queries, especially if the table is not fully optimized and in sync with the table you are joining it to.