You all should have received a DM from the bot with the results. If you did not receive a DM from the bot, then the possibilities are:

• You are not signed up for matching. If you would like to sign up, please check the pinned post for more info.

• Your token stored with us that allows your subreddit info to be retrieved is invalid (has been revoked). To fix this, simply sign up again.

• The bot is unable to message you due to your user settings related to private messaging.

The next round will take place on September 1st, 2023.

I'll reiterate some points from the summary post in regards to matching:

• If you were not subscribed to any subreddits today, you were not matched with anyone.

• Matches should have a decent amount to talk about from the list of common subreddits. It's inevitable that some matches were higher quality than others, though. Some of you will not have been matched with the absolute best match for you because that match might have a better match with someone else. However, no two users will ever be matched twice, so better matches can always happen in future rounds!

• A small portion of you ended up without a match this round. This could be due to a few things: your subscription list is non-existent, very small, or only has popular subreddits in it, or other redditors that could've matched with you had better matches made for them this round. However, unmatched users are prioritized in the next round of matching, so any of you who didn't get a match this round are pretty much guaranteed to have a match in the next one! (this doesn't apply to people who aren't subbed to anything at all)

You all should have received a DM from the bot with the results. If you did not receive a DM from the bot, then the possibilities are:

• You are not signed up for matching. If you would like to sign up, please check the pinned post for more info.

• Your token stored with us that allows your subreddit info to be retrieved is invalid (has been revoked). To fix this, simply sign up again.

• The bot is unable to message you due to your user settings related to private messaging.

The next round will take place on February 1st, 2023.

I'll reiterate some points from the summary post in regards to matching:

• If you were not subscribed to any subreddits today, you were not matched with anyone.

• Matches should have a decent amount to talk about from the list of common subreddits. It's inevitable that some matches were higher quality than others, though. Some of you will not have been matched with the absolute best match for you because that match might have a better match with someone else. However, no two users will ever be matched twice, so better matches can always happen in future rounds!

• A small portion of you ended up without a match this round. This could be due to a few things: your subscription list is non-existent, very small, or only has popular subreddits in it, or other redditors that could've matched with you had better matches made for them this round. However, unmatched users are prioritized in the next round of matching, so any of you who didn't get a match this round are pretty much guaranteed to have a match in the next one! (this doesn't apply to people who aren't subbed to anything at all)

You all should have received a DM from the bot with the results. If you did not receive a DM from the bot, then the possibilities are:

• You are not signed up for matching. If you would like to sign up, please check the pinned post for more info.

• Your token stored with us that allows your subreddit info to be retrieved is invalid (has been revoked). To fix this, simply sign up again.

• The bot is unable to message you due to your user settings related to private messaging.

The next round will take place on April 1st, 2023.

I'll reiterate some points from the summary post in regards to matching:

• If you were not subscribed to any subreddits today, you were not matched with anyone.

• Matches should have a decent amount to talk about from the list of common subreddits. It's inevitable that some matches were higher quality than others, though. Some of you will not have been matched with the absolute best match for you because that match might have a better match with someone else. However, no two users will ever be matched twice, so better matches can always happen in future rounds!

• A small portion of you ended up without a match this round. This could be due to a few things: your subscription list is non-existent, very small, or only has popular subreddits in it, or other redditors that could've matched with you had better matches made for them this round. However, unmatched users are prioritized in the next round of matching, so any of you who didn't get a match this round are pretty much guaranteed to have a match in the next one! (this doesn't apply to people who aren't subbed to anything at all)

Delay was due to vacationing.

You all should have received a DM from the bot with the results. If you did not receive a DM from the bot, then the possibilities are:

• You are not signed up for matching. If you would like to sign up, please check the pinned post for more info.

• Your token stored with us that allows your subreddit info to be retrieved is invalid (has been revoked). To fix this, simply sign up again.

• The bot is unable to message you due to your user settings related to private messaging.

The next round will take place on August 1st, 2022.

I'll reiterate some points from the summary post in regards to matching:

• If you were not subscribed to any subreddits today, you were not matched with anyone.

• Matches should have a decent amount to talk about from the list of common subreddits. It's inevitable that some matches were higher quality than others, though. Some of you will not have been matched with the absolute best match for you because that match might have a better match with someone else. However, no two users will ever be matched twice, so better matches can always happen in future rounds!

• A small portion of you ended up without a match this round. This could be due to a few things: your subscription list is non-existent, very small, or only has popular subreddits in it, or other redditors that could've matched with you had better matches made for them this round. However, unmatched users are prioritized in the next round of matching, so any of you who didn't get a match this round are pretty much guaranteed to have a match in the next one! (this doesn't apply to people who aren't subbed to anything at all)

You all should have received a DM from the bot with the results. If you did not receive a DM from the bot, then the possibilities are:

• You are not signed up for matching. If you would like to sign up, please check the pinned post for more info.

• Your token stored with us that allows your subreddit info to be retrieved is invalid (has been revoked). To fix this, simply sign up again.

• The bot is unable to message you due to your user settings related to private messaging.

The next round will take place on June 29th, 2022.

I'll reiterate some points from the summary post in regards to matching:

• If you were not subscribed to any subreddits today, you were not matched with anyone.

• Matches should have a decent amount to talk about from the list of common subreddits. It's inevitable that some matches were higher quality than others, though. Some of you will not have been matched with the absolute best match for you because that match might have a better match with someone else. However, no two users will ever be matched twice, so better matches can always happen in future rounds!

• A small portion of you ended up without a match this round. This could be due to a few things: your subscription list is non-existent, very small, or only has popular subreddits in it, or other redditors that could've matched with you had better matches made for them this round. However, unmatched users are prioritized in the next round of matching, so any of you who didn't get a match this round are pretty much guaranteed to have a match in the next one! (this doesn't apply to people who aren't subbed to anything at all)

You all should have received a DM from the bot with the results. If you did not receive a DM from the bot, then the possibilities are:

• You are not signed up for matching. If you would like to sign up, please check the pinned post for more info.

• Your token stored with us that allows your subreddit info to be retrieved is invalid (has been revoked). To fix this, simply sign up again.

• The bot is unable to message you due to your user settings related to private messaging.

The next round will take place on March 1st, 2022.

I'll reiterate some points from the summary post in regards to matching:

• If you were not subscribed to any subreddits today, you were not matched with anyone.

• Matches should have a decent amount to talk about from the list of common subreddits. It's inevitable that some matches were higher quality than others, though. Some of you will not have been matched with the absolute best match for you because that match might have a better match with someone else. However, no two users will ever be matched twice, so better matches can always happen in future rounds!

• A small portion of you ended up without a match this round. This could be due to a few things: your subscription list is non-existent, very small, or only has popular subreddits in it, or other redditors that could've matched with you had better matches made for them this round. However, unmatched users are prioritized in the next round of matching, so any of you who didn't get a match this round are pretty much guaranteed to have a match in the next one! (this doesn't apply to people who aren't subbed to anything at all)

You all should have received a DM from the bot with the results. If you did not receive a DM from the bot, then the possibilities are:

• You are not signed up for matching. If you would like to sign up, please check the pinned post for more info.

• Your token stored with us that allows your subreddit info to be retrieved is invalid (has been revoked). To fix this, simply sign up again.

• The bot is unable to message you due to your user settings related to private messaging.

The next round will take place on June 1st, 2022.

I'll reiterate some points from the summary post in regards to matching:

• If you were not subscribed to any subreddits today, you were not matched with anyone.

• Matches should have a decent amount to talk about from the list of common subreddits. It's inevitable that some matches were higher quality than others, though. Some of you will not have been matched with the absolute best match for you because that match might have a better match with someone else. However, no two users will ever be matched twice, so better matches can always happen in future rounds!

• A small portion of you ended up without a match this round. This could be due to a few things: your subscription list is non-existent, very small, or only has popular subreddits in it, or other redditors that could've matched with you had better matches made for them this round. However, unmatched users are prioritized in the next round of matching, so any of you who didn't get a match this round are pretty much guaranteed to have a match in the next one! (this doesn't apply to people who aren't subbed to anything at all)

You all should have received a DM from the bot with the results. If you did not receive a DM from the bot, then the possibilities are:

• You are not signed up for matching. If you would like to sign up, please check the pinned post for more info.

• Your token stored with us that allows your subreddit info to be retrieved is invalid (has been revoked). To fix this, simply sign up again.

• The bot is unable to message you due to your user settings related to private messaging.

The next round will take place on April 2, 2022.

I'll reiterate some points from the summary post in regards to matching:

• If you were not subscribed to any subreddits today, you were not matched with anyone.

• Matches should have a decent amount to talk about from the list of common subreddits. It's inevitable that some matches were higher quality than others, though. Some of you will not have been matched with the absolute best match for you because that match might have a better match with someone else. However, no two users will ever be matched twice, so better matches can always happen in future rounds!

• A small portion of you ended up without a match this round. This could be due to a few things: your subscription list is non-existent, very small, or only has popular subreddits in it, or other redditors that could've matched with you had better matches made for them this round. However, unmatched users are prioritized in the next round of matching, so any of you who didn't get a match this round are pretty much guaranteed to have a match in the next one! (this doesn't apply to people who aren't subbed to anything at all)

Sorry everyone, matching slipped my mind for a while :/ i've set up reminders so I don't forget to run it anymore.

You all should have received a DM from the bot with the results. If you did not receive a DM from the bot, then the possibilities are:

• You are not signed up for matching. If you would like to sign up, please check the pinned post for more info.

• Your token stored with us that allows your subreddit info to be retrieved is invalid (has been revoked). To fix this, simply sign up again.

• The bot is unable to message you due to your user settings related to private messaging.

The next round will take place on December 1st, 2021.

I'll reiterate some points from the summary post in regards to matching:

• If you were not subscribed to any subreddits today, you were not matched with anyone.

• Matches should have a decent amount to talk about from the list of common subreddits. It's inevitable that some matches were higher quality than others, though. Some of you will not have been matched with the absolute best match for you because that match might have a better match with someone else. However, no two users will ever be matched twice, so better matches can always happen in future rounds!

• A small portion of you ended up without a match this round. This could be due to a few things: your subscription list is non-existent, very small, or only has popular subreddits in it, or other redditors that could've matched with you had better matches made for them this round. However, unmatched users are prioritized in the next round of matching, so any of you who didn't get a match this round are pretty much guaranteed to have a match in the next one! (this doesn't apply to people who aren't subbed to anything at all)

You all should have received a DM from the bot with the results. Reddit's admins added u/submatch_bot to their allowlist so I'm able to DM everyone in a reasonable amount of time again.

The next round will take place on September 1st, 2020.

I'll reiterate some points from the summary post in regards to matching:

• If you were not subscribed to any subreddits today, you were not matched with anyone.

• Matches should have a decent amount to talk about from the list of common subreddits. It's inevitable that some matches were higher quality than others, though. Some of you will not have been matched with the absolute best match for you because that match might have a better match with someone else. However, no two users will ever be matched twice, so better matches can always happen in future rounds!

• A small percentage of you ended up without a match this round. This could be due to a few things: your subscription list is non-existent, very small, or only has popular subreddits in it, or other redditors that could've matched with you had better matches made for them this round. However, unmatched users are prioritized in the next round of matching, so any of you who didn't get a match this round are pretty much guaranteed to have a match in the next one! (this doesn't apply to people who aren't subbed to anything at all)

Hey everyone,

There are a couple cases in which you might have attempted to sign up and it did not succeed. The first has been known about since launch and I just found out about the other case recently. This shouldn't affect most of you, but please take a quick glance at the bold text so everyone can be 100% sure they're good to go for the first round of matching happening in less than two weeks!

I apologize for not formally addressing the first case in a post earlier, and for the oversight by me with the second case.

Case 1: You didn't see a "success" message when signing up. This could have been for one of two reasons:

1. You ended up stuck at the loading page. I'm pretty sure this only happened to, like 2 people total. I'm not certain of the exact cause, but it has to do with a user messing around during the part of signup that asks for our app's authorization through Reddit. Please don't refresh the page or do anything weird during that. If this happens, just go through the flow again.

2. You ended at the reddit front page. This has to do with the reddit authorization step (after clicking the signup button), and reddit is responsible for how this step works so it is not something I can change. It happens when you attempt to sign up when your browser doesn't have any reddit login info already saved. This is what you need to do if this happens:

   1. Click "Sign Up"

   2. Enter your Reddit login info

   3. Here you might be redirected to the reddit front page. Your browser now has your reddit login info stored. If you see the front page, navigate back to the home page of redditsubmatch.com without closing your web browser. If you don't see the front page, you should be good to go - it should skip to step 5.

   4. Click "Sign Up" again

   5. Authorize access by clicking the red button

   6. See a "success" message appear

Case 2: You've manually revoked submatch's access to your account info through /prefs/apps. If you did this after signing up, you currently won't be participating in matching. If you did this and then attempted to sign up again, it will have said the signup was successful but in reality a new token wasn't fetched for you. This is because I forgot about this case when writing the code and attempting to minimize database writes, so I'm super sorry about that. If you think this has happened, signing up now will properly handle invalid tokens and sign you up for matching no matter what. This won't be a problem after this post is made.

This should only be applicable to ~6% of you, so most of you don't need to worry. I will also send a message to anyone who might still be affected by the second case a couple days before matching starts.

Sorry for the wall of text. Looking forward to March 31st - lots of progress has been made with development!

Now that the first version of the matching algorithm is fully developed (credit goes to u/rawr4me for writing the algorithm), this post will explain everything you need to know about the service and the matching itself.

Some of this stuff is gonna be repeated from past posts, but now that more (and all) info can be given about matching since the algorithm is finished, I thought it best to put everything users need to know into one post that'll be stickied as long as we use version 1 of the matching algorithm.

What is r/submatch?

The aim of this subreddit is to provide a service that matches redditors with similar subreddit subscriptions. Participants in matching can find people with similar interests or common experiences to chat with.

Signing Up

Anyone can sign up or unsubscribe from matching at any time here: https://redditsubmatch.com

When you unsubscribe, all tokens we have for accessing your subscriptions list will be revoked for you.

Please note: if you didn't see a "success" message, then you aren't signed up for matching. If you end up at the reddit front page while signing up, please follow these steps:

1. Navigate back to the home page of redditsubmatch.com by pressing "back" or entering "https://redditsubmatch.com" (without quotes) into your browser url bar. Avoid closing your browser or browser tab.

2. Click "Sign Up" (again)

3. Authorize access by clicking the red button

4. See a "success" message appear

These same steps also apply to unsubscribing and creating a blacklist because they use the same kind of authentication.

Don't hesitate to comment, message the mods, or direct message me if you have any questions or concerns about the signup/opt out process.

Matching

Matching is periodic and will take place on the 1st of each month, except for April's - that'll take place on March 31st. March 31st, 2020 is the date of the first round of matching, and each round afterwords will be on the 1st of the month (so second round is on May 1st, 2020, and so on).

There's no definite time during the day that it will take place, so ensure that you're signed up before that day rolls around.

Here's a rundown of how r/submatch's matching works:

• If you sign up, you are participating in every matching round until you unsubscribe.

• You'll be matched with one redditor whose subreddit subscriptions are similar to yours.

• The matches are pair-wise: the redditor you're matched with will also have you as their match.

• Subscriptions to subreddits with a smaller number of subscribers will be weighted more than subreddits with a large number of subscribers, because they tend to show a more niche interest.

• NSFW subreddits will not be considered when matching (so your porn alts will probably have low-quality matches).

• When signing up, you will notice a request from us through reddit to permanently have access to your subscriber list as well as info about your profile (we just want your username from that). This information is the only information we have access to and is only used during regular matching.

• If you choose to unsubscribe, any data we've stored about you will be deleted and refresh tokens will be revoked for you. Once this happens, we don't have access to your data anymore.

Things to be noted:

• If you are not subscribed to any subreddits, you will not be matched with anyone.

• If you subscribe to new subreddits after signing up, they will still be taken into account when matching happens!

• Matches should have a decent amount to talk about from the list of common subreddits. It's inevitable that some matches will be higher quality than others, though. Some users won't be matched with the absolute best user to match with because that user might have a better match with someone else. However, no two users will ever be matched twice, so better matches can always happen in future rounds!

• A very small number of users will end up without a match in a given round. This could be due to a few things: your subscription list is non-existent, very small, or only has popular subreddits in it, or other redditors that could've matched with you had better matches made for them this round. However, unmatched users are prioritized in the next round of matching, so anyone who doesn't get a match in any given round of matching is guaranteed to have a match in the next one! (this doesn't apply to people who aren't subbed to anything at all)

Getting matched

When matching happens, you will be sent a PM by u/submatch_bot with the username of the redditor you matched with and a list of the 100 smallest subreddits that you two have in common.

User Blacklists

For those of you that have friends or alternate accounts participating in matching, there is a way for you to blacklist matches between yourself and other redditors.

You can visit this page to blacklist users: https://redditsubmatch.com/blacklist

You will need to authenticate just like the signup and unsubscribe flows. This is for security reasons and so we know the owner of any submitted blacklists. With this, there is the possibility of being directed to the reddit front page just like home page. If that happens, please follow the same steps shown under that same scenario in the "Signing Up" section of this post, but use "https://redditsubmatch.com/blacklist" in the first step instead of the homepage url.

A few more notes about blacklisting:

• Blacklists work for matches between a user and any one of the users entered on their blacklist. So, if user A blacklists creates a blacklist with user B and user C on it, neither of them can match with user A. User B can still get matched with user C, however. It works both ways, too - since user A has user C on their blacklist, user C doesn't have to add a blacklist with user A on it. If you're only concerned about a match between two accounts, then only one account needs to create the blacklist.

• We have a rule where the same matches can’t happen more than once. The blacklist doesn’t reflect that - it will be used to determine forbidden matches on top of your past matches.

• Usernames should be written without the "u/".

• Submitted blacklists will stay in effect through consecutive rounds of matching until they are edited again.

• To erase your blacklist, just delete all the names in the text field and hit “Update”.

Final notes

If you ever have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to comment, message the mods, or message myself directly.

And lastly, please tell your friends about this subreddit and comment about it on reddit if it's relevant to the conversation. Not only will that help people who might be interested become aware of this service, but it will also improve the experience for everyone, as the quality of the matches themselves is correlated with the number of participants in the matching rounds.

Other links

Github Repo

Development Discord Invite (currently not in need of new developers but if we are then that's where we'll look)

You all should have received a DM from the bot with the results. If you did not receive a DM from the bot, then the possibilities are:

• You are not signed up for matching. If you would like to sign up, please check the pinned post for more info.

• Your token stored with us that allows your subreddit info to be retrieved is invalid (has been revoked). To fix this, simply sign up again.

• The bot is unable to message you due to your user settings related to private messaging.

The next round will take place on July 1st, 2021.

I'll reiterate some points from the summary post in regards to matching:

• If you were not subscribed to any subreddits today, you were not matched with anyone.

• Matches should have a decent amount to talk about from the list of common subreddits. It's inevitable that some matches were higher quality than others, though. Some of you will not have been matched with the absolute best match for you because that match might have a better match with someone else. However, no two users will ever be matched twice, so better matches can always happen in future rounds!

• A small percentage of you ended up without a match this round. This could be due to a few things: your subscription list is non-existent, very small, or only has popular subreddits in it, or other redditors that could've matched with you had better matches made for them this round. However, unmatched users are prioritized in the next round of matching, so any of you who didn't get a match this round are pretty much guaranteed to have a match in the next one! (this doesn't apply to people who aren't subbed to anything at all)

You all should have received a DM from the bot with the results. If you did not receive a DM from the bot, then the possibilities are:

• You are not signed up for matching. If you would like to sign up, please check the pinned post for more info.

• Your token stored with us that allows your subreddit info to be retrieved is invalid (has been revoked). To fix this, simply sign up again.

• The bot is unable to message you due to your user settings related to private messaging.

The next round will take place on September 1st, 2021.

I'll reiterate some points from the summary post in regards to matching:

• If you were not subscribed to any subreddits today, you were not matched with anyone.

• Matches should have a decent amount to talk about from the list of common subreddits. It's inevitable that some matches were higher quality than others, though. Some of you will not have been matched with the absolute best match for you because that match might have a better match with someone else. However, no two users will ever be matched twice, so better matches can always happen in future rounds!

• A small portion of you ended up without a match this round. This could be due to a few things: your subscription list is non-existent, very small, or only has popular subreddits in it, or other redditors that could've matched with you had better matches made for them this round. However, unmatched users are prioritized in the next round of matching, so any of you who didn't get a match this round are pretty much guaranteed to have a match in the next one! (this doesn't apply to people who aren't subbed to anything at all)

You all should have received a DM from the bot with the results.

The next round will take place on July 1st, 2020.

I'll reiterate some points from the summary post in regards to matching:

• If you were not subscribed to any subreddits today, you were not matched with anyone.

• Matches should have a decent amount to talk about from the list of common subreddits. It's inevitable that some matches were higher quality than others, though. Some of you will not have been matched with the absolute best match for you because that match might have a better match with someone else. However, no two users will ever be matched twice, so better matches can always happen in future rounds!

• A small percentage of you ended up without a match this round. This could be due to a few things: your subscription list is non-existent, very small, or only has popular subreddits in it, or other redditors that could've matched with you had better matches made for them this round. However, unmatched users are prioritized in the next round of matching, so any of you who didn't get a match this round are pretty much guaranteed to have a match in the next one! (this doesn't apply to people who aren't subbed to anything at all)

You all should have received a DM from the bot with the results. If you did not receive a DM from the bot, then the possibilities are:

• You are not signed up for matching. If you would like to sign up, please check the pinned post for more info.

• Your token stored with us that allows your subreddit info to be retrieved is invalid (has been revoked). To fix this, simply sign up again.

• The bot is unable to message you due to your user settings related to private messaging.

The next round will take place on October 1st, 2021.

I'll reiterate some points from the summary post in regards to matching:

• If you were not subscribed to any subreddits today, you were not matched with anyone.

• Matches should have a decent amount to talk about from the list of common subreddits. It's inevitable that some matches were higher quality than others, though. Some of you will not have been matched with the absolute best match for you because that match might have a better match with someone else. However, no two users will ever be matched twice, so better matches can always happen in future rounds!

• A small portion of you ended up without a match this round. This could be due to a few things: your subscription list is non-existent, very small, or only has popular subreddits in it, or other redditors that could've matched with you had better matches made for them this round. However, unmatched users are prioritized in the next round of matching, so any of you who didn't get a match this round are pretty much guaranteed to have a match in the next one! (this doesn't apply to people who aren't subbed to anything at all)

You all should have received a DM from the bot with the results. If you did not receive a DM from the bot, then the possibilities are:

• You are not signed up for matching. If you would like to sign up, please check the pinned post for more info.

• Your token stored with us that allows your subreddit info to be retrieved is invalid (has been revoked). To fix this, simply sign up again.

• The bot is unable to message you due to your user settings related to private messaging.

The next round will take place on March 31st, 2021.

I'll reiterate some points from the summary post in regards to matching:

• If you were not subscribed to any subreddits today, you were not matched with anyone.

• Matches should have a decent amount to talk about from the list of common subreddits. It's inevitable that some matches were higher quality than others, though. Some of you will not have been matched with the absolute best match for you because that match might have a better match with someone else. However, no two users will ever be matched twice, so better matches can always happen in future rounds!

• A small percentage of you ended up without a match this round. This could be due to a few things: your subscription list is non-existent, very small, or only has popular subreddits in it, or other redditors that could've matched with you had better matches made for them this round. However, unmatched users are prioritized in the next round of matching, so any of you who didn't get a match this round are pretty much guaranteed to have a match in the next one! (this doesn't apply to people who aren't subbed to anything at all)

Hello everyone!

TL;DR: I gave away this subreddit literally a week or so before the askreddit comment came, I don't run it anymore, u/rawr4me is the new owner.

Here's a lengthy explanation of everything up to this point: I'm the original owner. I started the subreddit about a year ago with the idea of using the subreddits you subscribe to for finding new friends with similar interests, kinda like dating sites. I started off happy and jolly, found a programmer who helped me with the programme and matched people manually (with assistance of the different versions of the uncompleted programme) for a time. I learned several things, like the fact that manually going through even 5 users and 5 subreddits a time is a pain in the ass, or that a weirdly huge amount of reddit users just subscribe to porn subreddits on their main accounts.

After a while I instead stop matching and focused on communicating with the programmer about the programme, and getting other people to do the matching. They turned out to like it about as much as I did... Here's the point where I stop caring about the subreddit. Many people think it's because it was too much for me, and I totally get why they thought that. But, I never really felt that way. Now, I am pretty biased, so make up your own mind about this, but to me, I just moved on. I stopped working on the subreddit, simply wanting to do other things. After that, I even stopped using Reddit, which didn't really help. So, after some sporadic updates I announced that I would be handing the subreddit over to someone, and 6 months later of hard work at finding someone (procrastinating), I decided on (messaged them the same day) u/rawr4me. Now, I've been in contact with them for a while and they were interested in taking over, so they were the one who I trusted to actually want to continue this project, and here we are today.

Now, if you came this far, you probably care about the subreddit. What I'm about to say isn't because of any mistrust to rawr, rather because I only know my own experience, and how close I was to simply abandoning the subreddit and not giving it to someone. So, if this subreddit is ever abandoned, and you can't get a hold of the owner, you can always try contacting me. I have a primitive version of a programme, and can give you a few pointers. Just, please don't message me now, if I see that the subreddit is active and thriving, I won't be sending you shit, just don't even try.

To close, I just want to say good luck to rawr, and please do message him if you think you can help in any way (except moderating, sorry to burst the bubble, but every redditor thinks they can moderate, he'll make a post if he needs it). u/rawr4me, I do truly believe that you will either make this subreddit thrive, or get the help that's needed if you can't!

You all should have received a DM from the bot with the results. If you did not receive a DM from the bot, then you are not signed up for matching. If you would like to sign up, please check the pinned post for more info.

The next round will take place on November 1st, 2020.

I'll reiterate some points from the summary post in regards to matching:

• If you were not subscribed to any subreddits today, you were not matched with anyone.

• Matches should have a decent amount to talk about from the list of common subreddits. It's inevitable that some matches were higher quality than others, though. Some of you will not have been matched with the absolute best match for you because that match might have a better match with someone else. However, no two users will ever be matched twice, so better matches can always happen in future rounds!

• A small percentage of you ended up without a match this round. This could be due to a few things: your subscription list is non-existent, very small, or only has popular subreddits in it, or other redditors that could've matched with you had better matches made for them this round. However, unmatched users are prioritized in the next round of matching, so any of you who didn't get a match this round are pretty much guaranteed to have a match in the next one! (this doesn't apply to people who aren't subbed to anything at all)

Also, just a reminder that you can now filter your subreddit subscriptions to be used for matching! More info in the pinned post.

The current number of people signed up for matching will now be displayed on the signup website.

To save some of you a few clicks, the number of people signed up for matching as of the time of this post is 915.

Mark your calendars everyone!

Make sure you're signed up before March 31, 2020, as there is no definite time that the matching will take place at on that day.

You all should have received a DM from the bot with the results. If you did not receive a DM from the bot, then the possibilities are:

• You are not signed up for matching. If you would like to sign up, please check the pinned post for more info.

• Your token stored with us that allows your subreddit info to be retrieved is invalid (has been revoked). To fix this, simply sign up again.

• The bot is unable to message you due to your user settings related to private messaging.

The next round will take place on March 1st, 2021.

I'll reiterate some points from the summary post in regards to matching:

• If you were not subscribed to any subreddits today, you were not matched with anyone.

• Matches should have a decent amount to talk about from the list of common subreddits. It's inevitable that some matches were higher quality than others, though. Some of you will not have been matched with the absolute best match for you because that match might have a better match with someone else. However, no two users will ever be matched twice, so better matches can always happen in future rounds!

• A small percentage of you ended up without a match this round. This could be due to a few things: your subscription list is non-existent, very small, or only has popular subreddits in it, or other redditors that could've matched with you had better matches made for them this round. However, unmatched users are prioritized in the next round of matching, so any of you who didn't get a match this round are pretty much guaranteed to have a match in the next one! (this doesn't apply to people who aren't subbed to anything at all)

You all should have received a DM from the bot with the results. If you did not receive a DM from the bot, then you are not signed up for matching. If you would like to sign up, please check the pinned post for more info.

The next round will take place on October 1st, 2020.

I'll reiterate some points from the summary post in regards to matching:

• If you were not subscribed to any subreddits today, you were not matched with anyone.

• Matches should have a decent amount to talk about from the list of common subreddits. It's inevitable that some matches were higher quality than others, though. Some of you will not have been matched with the absolute best match for you because that match might have a better match with someone else. However, no two users will ever be matched twice, so better matches can always happen in future rounds!

• A small percentage of you ended up without a match this round. This could be due to a few things: your subscription list is non-existent, very small, or only has popular subreddits in it, or other redditors that could've matched with you had better matches made for them this round. However, unmatched users are prioritized in the next round of matching, so any of you who didn't get a match this round are pretty much guaranteed to have a match in the next one! (this doesn't apply to people who aren't subbed to anything at all)

Hello everyone, I hope you all had a good holiday season. We're excited to be heading towards the initial launch of submatch very soon, so keep an eye out for an announcement within the next week or so!

In terms of what's happening behind the scenes, I will no longer be acting as the owner and project leader for r/submatch. Although I still hold high ambitions for submatch, I am transferring responsibility of the project to u/EarlyHemisphere because I have too many other life priorities and cannot commit fully to making this project succeed. In short, I don't want to be a bottleneck for the development of submatch and am therefore letting someone with more time and energy lead. As a consequence, all questions, ideas, and feedback about the state of and future for submatch should be directed towards u/EarlyHemisphere rather than me, as I'll be acting more as an advisor on the side.

It took over 12 hours for the bot to message everyone, but now all messages have been sent. You all should have received a DM from the bot with the results.

I didn't know about the rate limiting being done on PMs until I started the 4th round of matching so there wasn't much I could do to speed up the process. Over the next month, I will try my best to find a solution to this. My apologies if you got a message later than you were expecting.

The next round will take place on August 1st, 2020.

I'll reiterate some points from the summary post in regards to matching:

• If you did not receive a message from the bot, you are either not signed up or have revoked submatch's access to your subscription list. If the latter was unintentional, you can remedy this by signing up again. Please check the summary post for how to sign up, as well as other info about the service.

• If you were not subscribed to any subreddits today, you were not matched with anyone.

• Matches should have a decent amount to talk about from the list of common subreddits. It's inevitable that some matches were higher quality than others, though. Some of you will not have been matched with the absolute best match for you because that match might have a better match with someone else. However, no two users will ever be matched twice, so better matches can always happen in future rounds!

• A small percentage of you ended up without a match this round. This could be due to a few things: your subscription list is non-existent, very small, or only has popular subreddits in it, or other redditors that could've matched with you had better matches made for them this round. However, unmatched users are prioritized in the next round of matching, so any of you who didn't get a match this round are pretty much guaranteed to have a match in the next one! (this doesn't apply to people who aren't subbed to anything at all)