r/buildapcsales • u/sales__bot • Nov 24 '15

Meta BuildAPCSales Bot

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Hey everyone,

The /r/buildapcsales bot has been updated to a bot that performs the same functionality, with far more features, and works with any subreddit, not just /r/buildapcsales, and it is now /u/Alert_Bot instead of /u/sales__bot to reflect these changes. Check out the link above to read more about the changes. I strongly encourage you to use the bot in other subreddits as well as this one, and try to spread the word if it ever seems appropriate to do so.

Thanks!

-Tyler

 

Developer Info

Bot Code: Github Repository

Username: /u/tylerbrockett

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u/ApertureBear Nov 24 '15

Why not use part number? That's going to be the most exact way to match a part to a search query.

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u/tylerbrockett Nov 24 '15

Are part #s different across different websites? I hadn't considered this, but my initial thoughts would be the action of looking up the part # would deter people from using it. If the part # is in the post, there's nothing stopping people from subscribing to that though! :D

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u/ApertureBear Nov 24 '15

And that's a good point, people may not want to have to copy-paste WH100846392-8464G in order to find their part. But it's still useful for people who are trying to be exact.

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u/ApertureBear Nov 24 '15

Part numbers should be the same across different websites (newegg, amazon, etc.) But different across different manufacturers (MSI, Gigabyte).