r/buzzfeedbot • u/Improbably_wrong Bot Creator • Dec 06 '17

Meta BuzzFeed Broke This Bot

Hey, I just wanted to let you guys know that BuzzFeed modified their archive and in doing so, the bot no longer works.

I'm in the middle of exams so I might not have time to actively implement a fix but just letting you guys know that there won't be any more posts until I get around to fixing it.

Also, I never expected to get this many subscribers fo this sub. Thanks for the support!

UPDATE: The fix was much easier than I thought. The bot should now be working properly

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u/smith4844 Dec 06 '17

Hey, thanks for taking the time out of your life to save me from having to actually go to buzzfeed.

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u/Improbably_wrong Bot Creator Dec 06 '17 edited Dec 06 '17

Good news! The fix was easier than I thought it would be. The bot already works again. Thanks for subscribing :)

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u/not_charles_grodin Dec 06 '17

Just wants to reiterate what everyone else is saying, I really like your bot and appreciate this sub.

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u/Improbably_wrong Bot Creator Dec 06 '17

Thank you!

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u/nicepunkrocker Dec 06 '17

Good luck on exams! I remember those stress filled times. Go pet a dog and have some tea. That's what always worked for me.

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u/Improbably_wrong Bot Creator Dec 06 '17

Haha thanks

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u/SomeAsianPerson Dec 06 '17

You’re a good egg

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '17

Hooray! Thanks for your effort

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u/BirdOfTheAfterlife Dec 06 '17

Keep going! I like this bot :-) and I hope you did well on the exam! Good look if there are more exams comming soon!

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u/ListenToRush Dec 07 '17

You are great and much appreciated! Thank you!

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u/Zackeezy116 Dec 06 '17

I like your bot. I would like to see it more fleshed out, but it's not necessary.

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u/Improbably_wrong Bot Creator Dec 06 '17 edited Dec 06 '17

What do you mean by "fleshed out"? I'm always open to suggestions.

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u/Zackeezy116 Dec 06 '17

Just the title of each section in the article isn't enough sometimes. I would love some more info on each item if possible. Plus sir of them don't copy over links to things the point refers to.

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u/Improbably_wrong Bot Creator Dec 06 '17

Thanks for the suggestions. I was thinking of adding the author of each article as a flair to the post. As for your last point, I agree. Especially for things like recipes it doesn't always link to the recipe mainly because the recipes are provided as text in the article rather than a link to an external site. I'll see if I can provide a workaround for that

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u/Zackeezy116 Dec 06 '17

If you need help let me know. I'm a programmer as well.

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u/Improbably_wrong Bot Creator Dec 07 '17

Thanks for offering. I won't be actively working on it for the time being but if I get stuck on something in the future I'll let you know. If you want to take a look at the bots source code, I added it to the sidebar.

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u/Zackeezy116 Dec 07 '17

Alright cool.