[metrics-bugs] #23796 [Metrics/Onionoo]: Stop rejecting field queries due to capitalisation

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#23796: Stop rejecting field queries due to capitalisation
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 Reporter:  teor             |          Owner:  metrics-team
     Type:  defect           |         Status:  needs_information
 Priority:  Medium           |      Milestone:
Component:  Metrics/Onionoo  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal           |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                   |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #23797           |         Points:
 Reviewer:                   |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by karsten):

 * status:  new => needs_information
 * component:  Metrics/Atlas => Metrics/Onionoo
 * parent:   => #23797


Comment:

 This is not an Atlas issue but an Onionoo issue (= Atlas backend).

 However, Onionoo is case-sensitive in other places, too, including
 document names, parameters, and even some search terms like base-64
 encoded identities.

 Becoming case-insensitive is something we might consider, but then we
 should probably do that consistently everywhere.

 It might be easier to simply leave Onionoo unchanged and fix this
 usability issue in Atlas by resolving #23797. (Collecting enough Onionoo
 changes and putting out a new release will likely take weeks; and this
 issue is not clearly a bug but just a minor usability issue.)

 Setting to needs_information until #23797 is resolved, and setting that
 ticket as parent ticket here, so that we'll have to revisit this ticket
 before being able to close that other one.

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