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Where can I buy a forums old data

  • 27-02-2013 09:11PM
    #1
    rom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,148 ✭✭✭


    I am doing a thesis on cyberbullying and I am looking to buy or download a large forum dataset that contains private and public messages so I can a cyberbullying detection system that I am developing.

    The more trolling the forum the better. Like not looking like askaboutmoney.com

    Format is not relevant if it's phpbb vbullitin etc but it would like a nice size dataset.


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  • #2
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,219 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Tbh, I cannot think of any forum that would sell private messages.
    However it is technically possible to download an entire forum, you just need to figure out how ;)


  • #3
    rom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,148 ✭✭✭rom


    biko wrote: »
    Tbh, I cannot think of any forum that would sell private messages.
    However it is technically possible to download an entire forum, you just need to figure out how ;)

    I see what your saying now. Thanks


  • #4
    28064212
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,975 ✭✭✭✭28064212


    biko wrote: »
    However it is technically possible to download an entire forum, you just need to figure out how ;)
    Assuming the forum won't simply block you after the first couple of hundred automated requests.

    OP, it's likely that your best approach would be to approach the owners of a site, and talk to them about running a prototype. They are unlikely to just hand over their dataset

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  • #5
    Student007
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 53 ✭✭Student007


    rom wrote: »

    I see what your saying now. Thanks

    Let a robot crawl popular forums that teens use to detect bullying?


  • #6
    rom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,148 ✭✭✭rom


    Student007 wrote: »
    Let a robot crawl popular forums that teens use to detect bullying?

    yes


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