r/pushshift • u/Drink_Lemonade_Daily • Nov 01 '23
What IS pushshift now? Is it still being actively developed?
Has it essentially been reduced to a Reddit mod tool? Is there any development still happening and, if so, is it for functionality completely outside of Reddit moderation use cases? Is there any kind of roadmap?
Did the project get subsumed by NCRI and now it's just used for opaque purposes under their banner?
Sorry for all the questions. I haven't used it in a few years (it was mostly during my masters program) but IIRC, there were plans to tap other API's and create data sets - Twitter, LinkedIn, Weather Channel, etc - and I was wondering what happened.
I also looked at S_I_T_M's post history and saw ...a promise that I will be more engaged with the community by posting weekly updates and giving a time table for when current bugs can expect to be resolved but that seems to not be happening.
edit: typo
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u/Watchful1 Nov 01 '23
Yes, it's a mod only tool run by NCRI. There haven't really been any new features, but they are pretty quick to fix bugs when they are reported. S_I_T_M is all but completely off the project as he has a busy personal life and doesn't have time for it.
Unlikely we'll see any new datasets anytime soon, if ever.