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Re: Reddit Data API Update: Changes to Pushshift Access

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Post by sprremix »

arprocter wrote: post #9
tivert wrote: post #8

So does this mean no more looking at deleted comments? It's been awhile since I used one, but there were a bunch of sites that would "undelete" reddit comments. Which is super helpful because redditors seem to have a habit of retroactively deleting everything they posted, and deleted comments sometimes answer some question you're trying to figure out (e.g. (someone asks my question) -> [deleted comment] -> thanks! th…

you can change a reddit URL to reveddit.com and it works pretty well (deleted comments are brown) You can also search your own username and see what has been 'removed' by mods - much easier than signing out of your account and trying to find content that isn't there

reveddit is precisely an example of one of those sites which uses Pushshift to display removed content

Re: Reddit Data API Update: Changes to Pushshift Access

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Post by workethics »

This is probably going to be Reddit's Digg moment for me. The sad thing is there isn't really a suitable replacement available. HN is the closest experience to early Reddit and I wouldn't be surprised if the site's traffic ramps up noticeably over the next couple months.

Re: Reddit Data API Update: Changes to Pushshift Access

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Post by nunez »

damn this LITERALLY fucked up a talk I've been creating that I'm giving in July.

I was going to use Pushshift to query Reddit posts with "devops" and "agile" in same body to talk about the top five things "DevOps people" hate about Agile and how Agilistas can fix them.

I'm also using Algolia to do the same, but for HN.

I made the code and tests are passing for both clients, but life got in the way and I haven't integrated them yet.

Damn.

I kind of figured that Pushshift wouldn't survive Reddit's API changes, but sucks that this happened so suddenly.

This is gonna fuck over a lot of people.

Re: Reddit Data API Update: Changes to Pushshift Access

#14

Post by nunez »

tivert wrote: post #8

So does this mean no more looking at deleted comments? It's been awhile since I used one, but there were a bunch of sites that would "undelete" reddit comments. Which is super helpful because redditors seem to have a habit of retroactively deleting everything they posted, and deleted comments sometimes answer some question you're trying to figure out (e.g. (someone asks my question) -> [deleted comment] -> thanks! th…

i presume yes for anything before the cutoff date

Re: Reddit Data API Update: Changes to Pushshift Access

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Post by arprocter »

sprremix wrote: post #11
arprocter wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

you can change a reddit URL to reveddit.com and it works pretty well (deleted comments are brown) You can also search your own username and see what has been 'removed' by mods - much easier than signing out of your account and trying to find content that isn't there

reveddit is precisely an example of one of those sites which uses Pushshift to display removed content

I thought as much

Presumably this will also break Camas search

Re: Reddit Data API Update: Changes to Pushshift Access

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Post by anaganisk »

workethics wrote: post #12

This is probably going to be Reddit's Digg moment for me. The sad thing is there isn't really a suitable replacement available. HN is the closest experience to early Reddit and I wouldn't be surprised if the site's traffic ramps up noticeably over the next couple months.

Not gonna happen, HN is not even a replacement of r/technology. And this site can't handle comment threads after a certain limit. So not really.
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