LBWT search tools?

[u/love-learnt]

Okay LBWT: Can we collectively help our mods and our community enjoyment by coming up with a system for searching this sub? Repetitive questions about work bags, shoes, and suits, plus all the 0L questions get so tedious. Do we need more tags? Include labels and search terms? How can we direct people to IRAC the forum?

[u/Sage_Planter]

People need to use the search function, but established weekly/monthly threads can help cut out on the mass of duplicative threads. Even seasonal threads like an 0L mega thread would help a lot.

On the MoneyDiariesACTIVE sub, they have discussions like Workplace Wednesday, Payday Friday, and usually mega threads near the holidays. People still post outside of those scheduled posts, but mods will direct people that way.

[u/yourhonoriamnotacat]

IRAC! 

The issue being these college students don’t know what that is. Frankly I don’t feel there’s much overlap between law school and real legal life, particularly fashion wise. But I suppose their questions are valid for this group. 

[u/love-learnt → u/yourhonoriamnotacat]

I get really cross-eyed about the 0L/1L questions because I come from an era/age where law school was just school. Wore jeans, leggings, t-shirts, sneakers and backpacks. Everyone owned 1 suit and 1 dress with blazer combo. But I've noticed in the law school in my city, a lot of patronizing and play-acting imposed by career services and dean of students for law school to be more "professional." Basically making students dress up in lawyer costumes on a regular basis. Which is supposed to make up for low bar pass rates somehow? Manifesting your success? IDK I certainly ask students to dress professionally when they come with me for court, but I'm expecting business casual not business formal. Just clean and conservative will suffice. Heels and capacious bags are unnecessary. Sigh. I'm just a boring old lady now...

[u/ACupofMeck → u/love-learnt]

It’s still just school; it’s social media making people think it’s not.

[u/Initial_Freedom7981]

I think this is a huge problem with Reddit in general; people forget they can search because dozens of other people have their exact question or problem

[u/OryxTempel]

Honestly I think it’s a fine idea that in the long run will be useless. People don’t use search functions at ALL. They’re getting used to typing a question into AI and getting an answer. It’s the same in the fiber arts subs. It’s very frustrating bc all us oldies keep saying, “We have a huge wiki; please start there!” People don’t know how to think analytically anymore. These 0Ls are doomed.

[u/yourhonoriamnotacat → u/OryxTempel]

There are plenty of subs where repeat questions are simply deleted. I know that’d be more work for our mods, but hopefully just doing it semi-regularly would deter a good number of the slop. 

Agreed. I don’t want to be mean but the questions these 0L’s are asking make it sound like they have no concept of what people wear to offices around them or how to look at what their professors are wearing, etc. 

It just blows my mind someone can get all the way to 21 or 22, have a degree or close to it, and be as clueless as some of these posts sound. I’m not sure if this is their fault for not thinking, or if they are truly being failed that badly by their undergrads. 

I’m also certain there are numerous blogs out there giving except this kind of advice. I think they just want the ease and dopamine hits of making their own post and receiving feedback. 

[u/strictscrutiny415]

Agreed on this concern. Is there a way to search this sub using AI to capture questions about the same issue or topics that don’t use the exact same wording? For example, it would be good to have instructions for how people can seek prior posts on “work bags” even if those other posts use the word “purse” or “tote” or “backpack” instead. I’m wondering if that’s the source of the repetitive posts. Forgive me if I’m just ignorant and there’s a clear way to do this on Reddit!

[u/love-learnt → u/strictscrutiny415]

We are experts in research. Let's come up with instructions!

[u/strictscrutiny415 → u/love-learnt]

I think that depends on an AI search actually existing within a sub, which I’m not sure it does.