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3 Chronically miscatted topics


NC2KApr 12, 8:47pm
Just wondering if anything at all can be done to fix these 3 chronically miscatted topics? Entertaining, Extreme Sports and Car Parts are currently so messed up as to be virtually useless as interests for anyone. Is there anything at all that can be done to correct this? I'll even volunteer my services to fix it rather than pointlessly bitch and moan.

Entertaining: This topic (unless I'm mistaken) should only contain content pertaining to hosting parties, entertaining dinner/party guests, party themes, party services/supplies, hosting suggestions and ideas etc. For months it has contained anything but that type of content even after 25 to 40 clicks of the stumble button. I find everything from celebrity gossip, humor (term applied loosely), LOLcats, art, comics, paintings and pretty much anything else that had the word "entertain" on the page.

Extreme sports: Pretty much the same deal as above as far as what presently is being put in this topic. Sports that are considered extreme are of course supposed to be just that; EXTREME. I find everything from knitting, cooking, humor and everything under the sun. Unless these acts are being committed whilst riding on or dangling from a moving airplane, hanging from a bungy over a gorge etc, they are NOT extreme sports.

Car Parts: At least I find everything in this category is somewhat car related in one form or another. I do however very frequently find vintage cars, cars, car advertisements, car sales blogs, how to sell/trade car blogs which would of course be better placed in topics already provided. Also frequently found are pages ending up in this topic simply because the word "parts" in the text somewhere.

I don't know if this is occurring as a result of stumbler ignorance, automated topic selection if none is chosen or whether some of it is malicious. Perhaps a little of all 3.

In any event I wanted to bring this to the groups attention and again volunteer my services. I did apply many weeks ago via feedback page but will post my offer here since I received no reply.

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

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Xtine66Apr 12, 9:07pm
When NC2K sent me this forum post it showed up as extreme sports.

3/4 of the car sites I'm sent - at least 40 a day - are miscat as car parts.

NC2KApr 12, 9:26pm
2: OK, so in that instance I had no option to choose "StumbleUpon" as topic and the automated stumbletron selected "Extreme Sports". Which of course is extremely wrong.

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Xtine66Apr 12, 10:21pm
Ah, but 'extreme sports' can actually be found on this page.....altho I'd've thought 'stumbleupon' would trump all others.

Update 27 Apr: I was just sent this site: fun.ql4.org [fun.ql4.org] which was miscat as 'entertaining.' The word 'fun' appears a few times.
I reported it and said it should be 'bizarre.'


3 Chronically miscatted topics

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