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Talk Discussion in 'BeerAdvocate Talk' started by tekstr1der, Feb 14, 2022.

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  1. tekstr1der

    tekstr1der Grand Pooh-Bah (4,252) Nov 27, 2014 New Hampshire
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    @Todd :

    Hello, and thank your for providing one of the best spots to visit on the World Wide Web!

    Found these two old on-topic threads from 2014:
    https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/export-conversation-threads-and-reviews.142737
    https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/export-beer-ratings-to-excel.145611

    Now, 7 years later, I feel comfortable that those may be outdated. I've been silently hoping since joining that some export functionality (even just raw, unstyled CSV dump) would be made available.

    Love this site, love some of it's forum denizens even more, and find my data here to be invaluable. I used to copy/paste all my reviews into RateBeer as some form of backup, but that grows wearisome.

    Any chance this functionality already exists or could be considered? Or, perhaps exposing the API to allow us to script our own account data dumps?

    Thanks again, and Cheers!
     
    #1 tekstr1der, Feb 14, 2022
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    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    This functionality doesn't exist, but it's something that I'd eventually like to offer for Society members. It's on a long list of features I'd like to provide users, but I've been the sole developer for the last 2+ years and resources have been limited during the pandemic. So, no ETA yet, but we'll get there and I think 2022 is going to be a damn good year for BA.
     
    #2 Todd, Feb 16, 2022
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    Rug Grand Pooh-Bah (3,454) Aug 20, 2018 Massachusetts
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    This is great news Todd. This would be an incredible feature that I personally think should be prioritized over other things on your list if possible. I know, it's just one users opinion, but I think many would feel the same way. I would hate if I lost any reviews
     
    #3 Rug, Feb 16, 2022
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    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    Our data is backed up on a regular basis, and it hasn't been a highly requested feature over the years, so I wouldn't deem it as a high priority. That said, I understand that it would bring some peace of mind to some users or simply be handy to have. We'll get there...
     
    #4 Todd, Feb 16, 2022
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    tekstr1der Grand Pooh-Bah (4,252) Nov 27, 2014 New Hampshire
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    Thanks so much for the thoughtful response and some assurance that such a feature is on the radar! I'm a patient guy.
     
    #5 tekstr1der, Feb 16, 2022
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