I suspect it's people fishing for AI training data... Am I too cynical?
https://www.reddit.com/r/AccuratelyRateMe/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Outfits/
https://www.reddit.com/r/FaceRatings/
https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueRateMe/
I think it's a way to greet newcomers. Reddit just lost of bunch of long-term users, so they've got to attract new people with gimmicks like "hot or not".<p>I've noticed those threads get pretty sexist/racist quickly too, and doesn't appear to be moderated the same way that established subs are.
That'd be interesting to find out. Have you contacted anybody? Couldn't hurt to ask.<p>A lot of ratings-attracted people really are under the impression that a) third-party ratings are super helpful/crucial, and b) you can get some improved-objectivity from subjective feedback in the right circumstances. But you have to kind of shape the circumstances (rules/mods)<p>There's also the fact that a lot of commenters and posters are clearly coming from another zone, so to speak. They are feeling bad, and want others to feel bad, and so on.<p>So, you can get these really peculiar / odd rules & moderation frameworks in similar cases. Which make sense in context.<p>But yeah, it'd be interesting to know about the history or rationale.
I feel like I just saw a news headline about this too. Wouldn't surprise me if there was an organized push coming from somewhere. It does seem like the faces + comments would be a good dataset.
I don’t know. At least for men, you can tell just by walking into a coffee shop. It’s the difference between the barista greeting you with a smile or a frown.