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> As if nothing good or the best in its breed ever came out from $PREVIOUS_YEAR or any previous years before that! I know most of these are blogspam sites and
by executesorder66 5y ago
> As if nothing good or the best in its breed ever came out from $PREVIOUS_YEAR or any previous years before that!
I know most of these are blogspam sites and I hate them too, but the way I understand the rationale behind the year, and the way I would do it too is this:
Best $PRODUCT $CURRENT_YEAR can include products that were manufactured in $PREVIOUS_YEAR or $LONG_TIME_AGO. The $CURRENT_YEAR is saying that the list is up to date, not that all the items in the list were made in $CURRENT_YEAR.
- zaSmilingIdiot 5y agoI understand the point being made, but this is solved trivially by including a published date, eg: Best $product - published $exact_date (or alternatively, instead of "published" use "updated"). This has the added benefit that those searching for $product towards the end of a year can decide whether such lists published/updated near the beginning of the year are relevant or not.
- noahtallen 5y agoTotally. When I’m searching for the best option for some random thing, I’ll often add 2021 or 2022 to make sure the results are recent. And, inevitably, when I need to add “Reddit” to the search query, adding the year is still helpful to avoid showing 10 year old posts. I’m looking for recent recommendations in these types of searches, normally,