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Re: Show HN: Subreddit Finder - Trained on 4M Reddit Posts from 4K Subreddits

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Post by peterangular »

s_dev wrote: post #35

Tried to find /r/DevelEire using the search terms "Irish Software Developers" No luck but Google will bring it up as a first result if the query is "Irish Software Developers Reddit".

Yeah - had the same experience looking for a whole buncha vintage computer/development topics. There would be 1-2 applicable results, but the majority were incorrect.

I find your example to be the biggest "no-go" for any practical application because the info/description of that /r/DevelEire is literally "A sub reddit for Irish Software Developers". That's something that a simple FULLTEXT solution would have easily found w/high confidence.

Re: Show HN: Subreddit Finder - Trained on 4M Reddit Posts from 4K Subreddits

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Post by peterangular »

burnte wrote: post #39
Nextgrid wrote: post #37

I tried it with "best time tracking app for iOS?" and "I'm looking for a time tracking app. Any recommendations?" I expected the iPhone or iOS subreddit to be suggested, but it suggested GearVR | 13.0%, ringdoorbell | 9.0%, canadacordcutters | 5.0%, TTVreborn | 5.0%, AusSkincare | 4.0%, sideloaded | 4.0%, FlutterDev | 2.0%, shopify | 2.0%, weightwatchers | 2.0%, crossfit | 2.0%. Congrats on the attempt but it does st…

I'm not really sure your query is what it was built for. That's more of a google search than a community idea.

Not sure if you're familiar with reddit but question posts like that are incredibly common, especially in regards to technology questions and the like. It's still a forum when you get down to it so lots of people like myself post questions on niche topics because you can find small communities of experts on everything from dogs to obscure vintage computers.

Just saying, as a huge user of reddit - I'd expect the same as OP, those seem like reasonable searches to get those results.

Re: Show HN: Subreddit Finder - Trained on 4M Reddit Posts from 4K Subreddits

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Post by Arimbr »

s_dev wrote: post #35

Tried to find /r/DevelEire using the search terms "Irish Software Developers" No luck but Google will bring it up as a first result if the query is "Irish Software Developers Reddit".

Unfortunately, I trained only on what Reddit told me are the most popular 4k subreddits :) It was not trained on r/DevelEire :/

So, I think i need to train it on more subreddits to make it more useful. Thanks for sharing!

Re: Show HN: Subreddit Finder - Trained on 4M Reddit Posts from 4K Subreddits

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Post by jedieaston »

whatsmyusername wrote: post #34
ChefboyOG wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

HN doesn't get enough credit for the tight rope they walk maintaining this community. I see some people post that HN should expand to other topics a la Reddit, but the team does a great job of maintaining focus. It's not just HN's aesthetic that is minimal and no-nonsense, it's their moderation policies and the tone they set for the community. There is perfect alignment between their approach to content, community, a…

/r/programming is basically "I reposted this from https://news.ycombinator.com"

I've found accounts (possibly bots) that seem to go find the accompanying HN thread, and post a comment from it onto the reddit thread for karma. I sent reddit's anti-evil team a note about it since it's probably karma farming, but they never responded. Maybe it doesn't matter? It's not like we hold exclusive rights to stuff on here, so there's no legal issue, it just seems to be an efficient way of getting karma for that specific subreddit.

The reposts also result in a lot of not programming related content getting on that sub, which none of the mods seem to delete very often (stuff that should go to r/sysadmin or even r/technology).

Re: Show HN: Subreddit Finder - Trained on 4M Reddit Posts from 4K Subreddits

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Post by Arimbr »

dominotw wrote: post #33

hey i tried title: My siberian cat Message: My floof I was hoping to find r/SiberianCats where i usually post but it wasn't in the list. I googled "siberian cat subreddit" and r/SiberianCats was the first link.

Thanks man! Right, unfortunately it was not trained on r/SiberianCats. It was trained on what Reddit said are the most popular 4k subreddits.

To make it more useful, I need to collect more data from less popular subreddits :)

Re: Show HN: Subreddit Finder - Trained on 4M Reddit Posts from 4K Subreddits

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Post by captn3m0 »

dominotw wrote: post #33

hey i tried title: My siberian cat Message: My floof I was hoping to find r/SiberianCats where i usually post but it wasn't in the list. I googled "siberian cat subreddit" and r/SiberianCats was the first link.

Maybe not a top 4k subreddit?

Re: Show HN: Subreddit Finder - Trained on 4M Reddit Posts from 4K Subreddits

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Post by Arimbr »

captn3m0 wrote: post #47
dominotw wrote: post #33

hey i tried title: My siberian cat Message: My floof I was hoping to find r/SiberianCats where i usually post but it wasn't in the list. I googled "siberian cat subreddit" and r/SiberianCats was the first link.

Maybe not a top 4k subreddit?

You are right!
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