QuantumBadger / QuantumBadger/RedReader

Poor, inappropriate subreddit search results

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Description

For some reason when searching, every janky disgusting subreddit with a small amount of subscribers appears before larger, more mainstream subs.

Example: r/Publicfreakout, an extremely popular, mostly SFW sub.

Type P and U you get "pussybforeandafter" with 73k subscribers and "publicsexporn" with 700k subscribers. Next "Publicfucking" with 300k viewers.

You have to pretty much spell out the entire "PublicFreakout" to get the more SFW subreddit with 4 MILLION subscribers.

An adjustment to the subreddit algorithm would be much appreciated.

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Research direction

The issue names no file, test, or entry point. Reproduce the reported searches for "P" and "PU", then trace the Android app's subreddit search implementation and ranking inputs. Done means popular, mainstream subreddits such as r/PublicFreakout appear ahead of less relevant results.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
android, java
Domain
mobile-dev, search
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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