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  PROVENANCE — The Threshing Floor
  Data Collection Methodology Record
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TOOL
  Name: The Threshing Floor (Cloudflare Pages Edition)
  Version: 1.0.0
  Method: Reddit public JSON endpoints (no API authentication)

COLLECTION PARAMETERS
  Subreddit(s): politics
  Sort: top
  Time filter: month
  Max posts requested: 500
  Keyword filter: Iran
  Include comments: yes

RESULTS
  Posts collected: 100
  Comments collected: 4956
  Collection timestamp (UTC): 2026-03-20T20:48:04.909Z

EXPORT
  Format: CSV
  Authors anonymized: yes
  Export timestamp (UTC): 2026-03-20T20:54:40.190Z

DATA SOURCE
  Endpoint: https://www.reddit.com/r/{subreddit}/{sort}.json
  Access method: Public JSON (no OAuth, no API key)
  Proxied through: Cloudflare Pages Function (CORS proxy only)

LIMITATIONS & NOTES
  - Reddit's public JSON endpoints return a maximum of ~100 posts per request
  - Post scores and comment counts reflect values at collection time
  - Deleted or removed posts/comments are excluded
  - Comment depth limited to 2 levels for performance
  - Data represents a point-in-time snapshot, not a continuous feed

ETHICAL USE
  - This data was collected from publicly accessible Reddit posts
  - Researchers should consider re-identification risks
  - Consult your IRB before using in human subjects research
  - See: https://www.reddit.com/wiki/api-terms

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  A Jacob E. Thomas artifact
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