Reddit Wisdom Data Validation Report

Validation report comparing summary claims with actual Reddit CSV data

Overview

This report validates the claims made in our summary files against the actual Reddit post data from our CSV source. The analysis covers 47 posts spanning from January 4, 2024 to June 4, 2025.

Key Metrics Validation

Post Count

Claimed: 47 posts
Actual: 47 posts
Status: ✅ Match

Date Range

Claimed: Jan 4, 2024 - Jun 4, 2025
Actual: Jan 4, 2024 - Jun 4, 2025
Status: ✅ Match

Subreddit Distribution

Claimed:
- r/cursor: 25
- r/ChatGPTCoding: 14
- r/ClaudeAI: 5
Actual:
- r/cursor: 25
- r/ChatGPTCoding: 14
- r/ClaudeAI: 5
- r/ZedEditor: 1
- r/GitHubCopilot: 1
- r/webdev: 1
Status: ⚠️ Core subreddits match, but 3 additional posts found in other subreddits

Growth Rate Analysis

Claimed: 517% growth
Actual: 466.7% growth
Variance: 50.3%
Status: ⚠️ Slight discrepancy in growth calculation

Additional Insights

Outlier Posts

Several posts achieved scores 3x above their subreddit’s average: - “The Ultimate Vibe Coding Guide” (300 points in r/cursor) - “Updated my cursor vibe coding guide (500 stars)” (354 points in r/cursor) - “My Cursor AI Workflow That Actually Works” (300 points in r/cursor) - “The GOAT workflow” (313 points in r/ChatGPTCoding)

Top Contributors

namanyayg: 4 posts
punkouter23: 3 posts

Quarterly Distribution

graph TB
    subgraph "2024"
        Q1_24["Q1 2024<br/>3 posts"]
        Q2_24["Q2 2024<br/>8 posts"]
        Q3_24["Q3 2024<br/>5 posts"]
        Q4_24["Q4 2024<br/>9 posts"]
    end
    
    subgraph "2025"
        Q1_25["Q1 2025<br/>10 posts"]
        Q2_25["Q2 2025<br/>12 posts"]
    end
    
    style Q2_25 fill:#2ecc71,stroke:#27ae60,stroke-width:2px

Data Quality Assessment

URL Validation: All Reddit URLs are valid and properly formatted
Date Consistency: All dates are within the expected range
Score Distribution: Scores range from 1 to 420, with a heavy concentration in the 10-50 range
Content Completeness: All posts contain both title and body content

Conclusion

The summary files are largely accurate in their core claims: - Total post count matches exactly - Date range is correct - Main subreddit distribution is accurate - Growth rate shows a minor variance (466.7% vs claimed 517%)

The only notable discrepancy is the presence of 3 additional posts from other subreddits (r/ZedEditor, r/GitHubCopilot, r/webdev) that were not mentioned in the summary files. This doesn’t affect the overall narrative but provides additional context about the breadth of AI coding discussions across Reddit.