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Re: Show HN: Search for a domain expert on Reddit

#51
A few characters (' ) ( :) (And probably more) lead to an error screen:

https://redditprofile.com/author_profiles?utf8=%E2%9C%93&sea...

https://redditprofile.com/author_profiles?utf8=%E2%9C%93&sea...

https://redditprofile.com/author_profiles?utf8=%E2%9C%93&sea...

https://redditprofile.com/author_profiles?utf8=%E2%9C%93&sea...

Re: Show HN: Search for a domain expert on Reddit

#52

When I searched for my own account, it didn't show up. When I searched for a topic, it showed me a user with the same name as the topic. When I did find some users claimed to be experts, I found their mood over the year and the main link was to a HN comment of them. I am not sure how to use this, what makes a user a domain expert? It's all kinda confusing.

I only show accounts that were active in the past year (in the subreddits it’s tracking). Do you have examples of the errors? I’d love to try and figure out the issue. Regarding a domain expert it’s identified by the terms a person uses and related terms people are interested in. The learn more section might help clear some of that up.

Not tracking all subreddits makes sense I guess. But I searched for "Jailbreak". But got a user with that username.

Searching for "ios programming" shows me some guy wyager and the discussion link is to HN, not reddit.

Re: Show HN: Search for a domain expert on Reddit

#53

A few characters (' ) ( :) (And probably more) lead to an error screen: https://redditprofile.com/author_profiles?utf8=%E2%9C%93&sea... https://redditprofile.com/author_profiles?utf8=%E2%9C%93&sea... https://redditprofile.com/author_profiles?utf8=%E2%9C%93&sea... https://redditprofile.com/author_profiles?utf8=%E2%9C%93&sea...

Thanks for catching the error!

Should be fixed now, for reference the error was because I was estimating the count. Turns out that couldn't handle only special characters.

Re: Show HN: Search for a domain expert on Reddit

#54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

100% of the conversations on this website come from subreddits (main ones listed in another comment here). Overall I also monitor some forums, hacker news, and others for https://projectpiglet.com which identifies company insiders then recommends trades. So I don't feel comfortable with sharing exact sources. Regarding the score - The paid version I'm offering to companies has said feature. It also has a bunch of oth…

Thanks! I will consider trying paid version.

> The paid version I'm offering to companies has said feature.

Should note! That is not the projectpiglet.com version (that wont show you any user information, don't want you to pay unnecessarily). I'm offering the paid version which can be hosted and deployed by a given company internally. To do that you'll need to contact direct via email.

Re: Show HN: Search for a domain expert on Reddit

#55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I only show accounts that were active in the past year (in the subreddits it’s tracking). Do you have examples of the errors? I’d love to try and figure out the issue. Regarding a domain expert it’s identified by the terms a person uses and related terms people are interested in. The learn more section might help clear some of that up.

Not tracking all subreddits makes sense I guess. But I searched for "Jailbreak". But got a user with that username. Searching for "ios programming" shows me some guy wyager and the discussion link is to HN, not reddit.

Thanks for the heads up -_-

The full blown system creates what I call "metaprofiles" merging profiles across various domains. Basically, it can identify people based on conversation (regardless of username or domain). One thing I do, is create these "metaprofiles" and will return the first linked account.

Apparently, I forgot to add a "data source" as an input to the function, thus you may get some of the cross profiles.

Re: Show HN: Search for a domain expert on Reddit

#56

Fortunately I'm not the kind of person people would be searching for, but this just seems impolite. Posting to an internet forum on a topic that interests you is not an opt-in to have random internet people or reach out to you asking for free advice. If I were a domain expert I wouldn't want to be searched for on Reddit using a tool like this because the implicit goal is to then be spammed about it. If I wanted to be…

Neither is it proof of being an expert.

But semi-anonymous posts on social media are?

If so there's a lot more Navy SEALs than I was lead to believe.

Re: Show HN: Search for a domain expert on Reddit

#58
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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Could you not generate an "expert score" by comparing expert candidates with open data sources for domain expertise?

That's a really good question, the closest thing to this I think is the 'delta' feature on /r/changemyview. How do you see something like that operating in the reddit ecosystem?

You'd essentially build up a reputation score for Reddit users based on their post history, but this would assume you have some programatic method to verify their expertise between domain knowledge data sources and their comments. I would assume only someone like Facebook would have have the resources to accomplish such as task, as they own the platform, and are actively working to discriminate fact from fiction in user posts.
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