first do a reverse image search upon submission of a new request
the problem with only 46% solved is that many are duplicate requests, some of which are unanswered while others are answered in the past. so first a reverse image search to see if the entry is new one or not.
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Tyler Durden commented
Have Site Reverse Image Search Before Letting People Post A Possibly Duplicate Request.
That's the gist of the idea.
Basically there are a lot of duplicate requests that tend to pile up and are repeated quite often I see a lot of correct answers as links to already solved requests.
It's not like you have to prevent people from posting a new Req, but auto preforming a reverse image search for them, displaying the results and asking if this answers their question or if they still want to to post.
Additionally if the picture/video was already posted, it could allow you ro "reopen"/"refresh" the previous post for say the second girl in the pic, or whatever so all the info stays in one post rather than across five or more.
Hope this helps,
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pleasairlines@tumblr commented
either do it automatically before the picture appears on the unsolved page or ask the users, if they have tried to use the reverse image search before posting this "new" link. registered users however should be able to turn of the question as it can be assumed that they are used to the possibility of doing a reverse image search.
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Glenn commented
It's crazy the number of duplicate images that are constantly reposted. Clearly posters are unaware that there is a reverse image search. It can't possibly be easier to post a new request than it is to search.
So implementing an automatic reverse image search as step one would eliminate a huge number of "new" requests. Plus posters would become aware of the feature.
Also, anyone looking to answer a request will first do a reverse image search. Which means lots of helpful people are searching for the same image, increasing the overall load on the database. So why not do it once automatically and keep the main page clean?
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rupert commented
It would be very useful.