elif cat.find("→") > 0:
            return self.placeholder

        # collect links
        data = []
        after = None
        for i in range(1, int(conf.reddit_pages) + 1):
            self.progress(conf.reddit_pages)
            try:
                j = ahttp.get(
                    "http://www.reddit.com/r/{}/new.json".format(cat.lower()),
                    { "sort": "new", "after": after }
                )
                j = json.loads(j)
            except Exception as e: