Merge pull request #76 from JosephLai241/update/funding-source

Update | Sponsor section in `README` and funding source

Author: JosephLai241

.github/FUNDING.yml

@@ -1 +1 @@
-patreon: ursproject
+github: JosephLai241

README.md

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-     __  __  _ __   ____
-    /\ \/\ \/\`'__\/',__\
-    \ \ \_\ \ \ \//\__, `\
-     \ \____/\ \_\\/\____/
-      \/___/  \/_/ \/___/
+```
+ __  __  _ __   ____
+/\ \/\ \/\`'__\/',__\
+\ \ \_\ \ \ \//\__, `\
+ \ \____/\ \_\\/\____/
+  \/___/  \/_/ \/___/
+```
 
 > **U**niversal **R**eddit **S**craper - A comprehensive Reddit scraping command-line tool written in Python.
 
@@ -13,40 +15,32 @@
 ![Total lines](https://img.shields.io/tokei/lines/github/JosephLai241/URS)
 ![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/JosephLai241/URS)
 
-```
-[-h]
-[-e]
-[-v]
+# Sponsors
 
-[-t [<optional_date>]]
-[--check]
+<p align="center">
+  <a href="https://dashboard.thordata.com/register?invitation_code=8I13V2C7">
+    <img src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/67052ea0-d05c-4fd5-998c-f819fd233a8a" />
+  </a>
+</p>
 
-[-r <subreddit> <(h|n|c|t|r|s)> <n_results_or_keywords> [<optional_time_filter>]]
-    [-y]
-    [--csv]
-    [--rules]
-[-u <redditor> <n_results>]
-[-c <submission_url> <n_results>]
-    [--raw]
-[-b]
-    [--csv]
+<p align="center" style="max-width: 500px; margin: auto;">
+  <strong>Thordata</strong>’s tools are particularly useful in scenarios that require large-scale web scraping through their 
+  <a href="https://www.thordata.com/products/web-scraper/?ls=EDBORvrR&lk=wb">Web Scraper API</a>
+  , API-based data extraction, or reliable 
+  <a href="https://www.thordata.com/products/residential-proxies/?ls=EDBORvrR&lk=wb">Proxy</a> 
+  infrastructure.
+  If you plan to use Thordata's tools, you can support the project via this <a href="https://dashboard.thordata.com/register?invitation_code=8I13V2C7">affiliate link</a>.
+</p>
 
-[-lr <subreddit>]
-[-lu <redditor>]
+## Previous Sponsors
 
-    [--nosave]
-    [--stream-submissions]
-
-[-f <file_path>]
-    [--csv]
-[-wc <file_path> [<optional_export_format>]]
-    [--nosave]
-```
+- [lolfilmworks]
 
 # Table of Contents
 
 - [Contact](#contact)
 - [Introduction](#introduction)
+- [Usage Overview](#usage-overview)
 - ["Where’s the Manual?"](#wheres-the-manual)
   - [`URS` Manual](#urs-manual)
 - [Demo GIFs](#demo-gifs)
@@ -58,7 +52,6 @@
   - [Generating Wordclouds](#generating-wordclouds)
   - [Checking PRAW Rate Limits](#checking-praw-rate-limits)
   - [Displaying Directory Tree](#displaying-directory-tree)
-- [Sponsors](#sponsors)
 
 # Contact
 
@@ -83,11 +76,43 @@ This is a comprehensive Reddit scraping tool that integrates multiple features:
   - Generate frequencies for words that are found in submission titles, bodies, and/or comments
   - Generate a wordcloud from scrape results
 
+# Usage Overview
+
+```
+[-h]
+[-e]
+[-v]
+
+[-t [<optional_date>]]
+[--check]
+
+[-r <subreddit> <(h|n|c|t|r|s)> <n_results_or_keywords> [<optional_time_filter>]]
+    [-y]
+    [--csv]
+    [--rules]
+[-u <redditor> <n_results>]
+[-c <submission_url> <n_results>]
+    [--raw]
+[-b]
+    [--csv]
+
+[-lr <subreddit>]
+[-lu <redditor>]
+
+    [--nosave]
+    [--stream-submissions]
+
+[-f <file_path>]
+    [--csv]
+[-wc <file_path> [<optional_export_format>]]
+    [--nosave]
+```
+
 # "Where’s the Manual?"
 
 ### [`URS` Manual][urs manual]
 
-This `README` has become too long to comfortably contain all usage information for this tool. Consequently, the information that used to be in this file has been moved to a separate manual created with [mdBook][mdbook], a Rust command-line tool for creating books from Markdown files.
+This `README` has become too long to comfortably contain all usage information for this tool. Consequently, the information that used to be in this file has been moved to a separate manual created with [mdBook], a Rust command-line tool for creating books from Markdown files.
 
 > **_Note:_** You can also find the link in the About sidebar in this repository.
 
@@ -99,78 +124,58 @@ Here are all the demo GIFs recorded for `URS`.
 
 ## [Subreddit Scraping][subreddit scraping manual link]
 
-![subreddit demo][subreddit demo]
+![subreddit demo]
 
 ## [Redditor Scraping][redditor scraping manual link]
 
-![redditor demo][redditor demo]
+![redditor demo]
 
 ## [Submission Comments Scraping][submission comments scraping manual link]
 
-![submission comments demo][submission comments demo]
+![submission comments demo]
 
 ## [Livestreaming Reddit][livestream scraping manual link]
 
-![livestream subreddit demo][livestream subreddit demo]
+![livestream subreddit demo]
 
 ## [Generating Word Frequencies][frequencies scraping manual link]
 
-![frequencies demo][frequencies demo]
+![frequencies demo]
 
 ## [Generating Wordclouds][wordcloud scraping manual link]
 
-![wordcloud demo][wordcloud demo]
+![wordcloud demo]
 
 ## [Checking PRAW Rate Limits][check praw rate limits manual link]
 
-![check praw rate limits demo][check praw rate limits demo]
+![check praw rate limits demo]
 
 ## [Displaying Directory Tree][display directory tree manual link]
 
-![display directory tree demo][display directory tree demo]
-
-# Sponsors
-
-This is a shout-out section for my patrons - thank you so much for sponsoring this project!
-
-- [lolfilmworks][lolfilmworks]
-
-<!--Manual links-->
+![display directory tree demo]
 
+[check praw rate limits demo]: https://github.com/JosephLai241/URS/blob/demo-gifs/utilities/check_rate_limit_demo.gif
 [check praw rate limits manual link]: https://josephlai241.github.io/URS/utilities/rate-limit-checking.html
+[codecov]: https://codecov.io/gh/JosephLai241/URS
 [contributing manual link]: https://josephlai241.github.io/URS/contributing/before-making-pull-or-feature-requests.html
+[display directory tree demo]: https://github.com/JosephLai241/URS/blob/demo-gifs/utilities/tree_demo.gif
 [display directory tree manual link]: https://josephlai241.github.io/URS/utilities/tree.html
+[frequencies demo]: https://github.com/JosephLai241/URS/blob/demo-gifs/analytical_tools/frequencies_generator_demo.gif
 [frequencies scraping manual link]: https://josephlai241.github.io/URS/analytical-tools/frequencies-and-wordclouds.html#generating-word-frequencies
 [livestream scraping manual link]: https://josephlai241.github.io/URS/livestreaming-reddit/general-information.html
-[redditor scraping manual link]: https://josephlai241.github.io/URS/scraping-reddit/redditor.html
-[submission comments scraping manual link]: https://josephlai241.github.io/URS/scraping-reddit/submission-comments.html
-[subreddit scraping manual link]: https://josephlai241.github.io/URS/scraping-reddit/subreddit.html
-[urs manual]: https://josephlai241.github.io/URS
-[wordcloud scraping manual link]: https://josephlai241.github.io/URS/analytical-tools/frequencies-and-wordclouds.html#generating-wordclouds
-
-<!-- PRAW SCRAPER DEMO GIFS -->
-
-[check praw rate limits demo]: https://github.com/JosephLai241/URS/blob/demo-gifs/utilities/check_rate_limit_demo.gif
-[display directory tree demo]: https://github.com/JosephLai241/URS/blob/demo-gifs/utilities/tree_demo.gif
-[frequencies demo]: https://github.com/JosephLai241/URS/blob/demo-gifs/analytical_tools/frequencies_generator_demo.gif
 [livestream subreddit demo]: https://github.com/JosephLai241/URS/blob/demo-gifs/praw_scrapers/live_scrapers/livestream_subreddit_demo.gif
-[redditor demo]: https://github.com/JosephLai241/URS/blob/demo-gifs/praw_scrapers/static_scrapers/Redditor_demo.gif
-[submission comments demo]: https://github.com/JosephLai241/URS/blob/demo-gifs/praw_scrapers/static_scrapers/submission_comments_demo.gif
-[subreddit demo]: https://github.com/JosephLai241/URS/blob/demo-gifs/praw_scrapers/static_scrapers/Subreddit_demo.gif
-[wordcloud demo]: https://github.com/JosephLai241/URS/blob/demo-gifs/analytical_tools/wordcloud_generator_demo.gif
-
-<!--Contact links-->
-
-[urs project email]: mailto:urs_project@protonmail.com
-
-<!--Miscellaneous links-->
-
-[codecov]: https://codecov.io/gh/JosephLai241/URS
+[lolfilmworks]: https://github.com/lolfilmworks
 [mdbook]: https://github.com/rust-lang/mdBook
 [nomad]: https://github.com/JosephLai241/nomad
 [praw]: https://praw.readthedocs.io/en/stable/
+[redditor demo]: https://github.com/JosephLai241/URS/blob/demo-gifs/praw_scrapers/static_scrapers/Redditor_demo.gif
+[redditor scraping manual link]: https://josephlai241.github.io/URS/scraping-reddit/redditor.html
 [releases]: https://github.com/JosephLai241/URS/releases
-
-<!--Sponsors links-->
-
-[lolfilmworks]: https://github.com/lolfilmworks
+[submission comments demo]: https://github.com/JosephLai241/URS/blob/demo-gifs/praw_scrapers/static_scrapers/submission_comments_demo.gif
+[submission comments scraping manual link]: https://josephlai241.github.io/URS/scraping-reddit/submission-comments.html
+[subreddit demo]: https://github.com/JosephLai241/URS/blob/demo-gifs/praw_scrapers/static_scrapers/Subreddit_demo.gif
+[subreddit scraping manual link]: https://josephlai241.github.io/URS/scraping-reddit/subreddit.html
+[urs manual]: https://josephlai241.github.io/URS
+[urs project email]: mailto:urs_project@protonmail.com
+[wordcloud demo]: https://github.com/JosephLai241/URS/blob/demo-gifs/analytical_tools/wordcloud_generator_demo.gif
+[wordcloud scraping manual link]: https://josephlai241.github.io/URS/analytical-tools/frequencies-and-wordclouds.html#generating-wordclouds