"dont need to be removed to upgrade" flag

[The Geek]

Or simply have the field be an option in the settings. I do this for GAL and GAB.

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.

Although there may be times where its unavoidable, far too many take the lazy way out and simpy append fields to the user table without exploring better and cleaner ways of accomplishing the same thing.