sunpeach
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Post by sunpeach on Oct 3, 2008 5:51:26 GMT -5
Search functions are almost always worthless on message boards.
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EvanJ
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Post by EvanJ on Oct 5, 2008 19:11:44 GMT -5
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Post by areyoureadytojump on May 26, 2009 12:53:19 GMT -5
It's not working again.
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David
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Post by David on May 26, 2009 20:51:03 GMT -5
You guys know you can sort the topics of any given section alphabetically right? Its what I've used recently since the search feature sucks.
When you're looking at the main section, before you click on a thread, click on "Subject" to sort it by name. Then it sorts the topics alphabetically.
You can also sort it by "Thread Starter" & "Replies". It doesn't get stuck that way so don't worry. Once you leave the section and come back to it, its back to its default way.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Aug 25, 2009 14:17:27 GMT -5
^Yes, I do that now.
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Post by grievous on Sept 21, 2009 4:25:06 GMT -5
You always can go into your profile and relocate your posts. There is also the CTRL F option, though that's not always the best method.
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Post by The Party Captain on Oct 31, 2009 16:11:25 GMT -5
I think we could really use one.
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gin
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Post by gin on Oct 31, 2009 20:33:23 GMT -5
We have one.
It doesn't work.
Problem solved!
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★Disco★
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Post by ★Disco★ on Oct 31, 2009 22:31:17 GMT -5
One thing you can do is sort a forum by title so then you can see the threads in alphabetical order. It may take a moment or so to get to the page with the post you want on it, but it's doable.
If it's a specific post or piece of information, the main search from the front page occasionally works.
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Post by busyboy on Nov 1, 2009 2:56:30 GMT -5
One thing you can do is sort a forum by title so then you can see the threads in alphabetical order. It may take a moment or so to get to the page with the post you want on it, but it's doable. I've noticed it only really works in the General Artist discussion forums. When you step into the ones for singles, it's way messier, as a lot of threads are titled starting with the song's name and not the artist's. Still, it's better than the actual search function...  |
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Oct 4, 2010 15:14:36 GMT -5
Still doesn't work.
It used to work perfectly.
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Post by Mega248 on Feb 4, 2011 19:49:28 GMT -5
Yeah, it's still picking up nothing more recent than about three months ago. Is that a proboards issue or a Pulse issue? The New Topics header makes search a little less important, but it's still useful at times to have a search function. Most likely an issue due to the size of the board (it's the 2nd biggest on Proboards' entire server). Any other Proboards forum where I've used the search feature hasn't given me any trouble. |
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Lozzy
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Post by Lozzy on Feb 5, 2011 4:49:38 GMT -5
Yeah, it's still picking up nothing more recent than about three months ago. Is that a proboards issue or a Pulse issue? The New Topics header makes search a little less important, but it's still useful at times to have a search function. Most likely an issue due to the size of the board (it's the 2nd biggest on Proboards' entire server). Any other Proboards forum where I've used the search feature hasn't given me any trouble. What's #1? |
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Post by Mega248 on Feb 5, 2011 10:40:42 GMT -5
Most likely an issue due to the size of the board (it's the 2nd biggest on Proboards' entire server). Any other Proboards forum where I've used the search feature hasn't given me any trouble. What's #1? Looks like PMB has actually slipped to #3 since I last checked. These two are both bigger: realwrestlecrap.proboards.com/index.cgi?wfigs.proboards.com/index.cgi?Apparently wrestling is popular among Proboards users.  |
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Lozzy
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Post by Lozzy on Feb 5, 2011 21:40:41 GMT -5
Thanks. Yuck. Is ProBoards Support at #4? I would think that's quite high. |
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Mega248
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Post by Mega248 on Feb 6, 2011 9:38:34 GMT -5
Thanks. Yuck. Is ProBoards Support at #4? I would think that's quite high. I didn't count the Proboards Support board, but it would rank at #2. |
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Post by The Party Captain on Apr 23, 2011 14:18:55 GMT -5
Why do we need a Captcha for the Search function? It's an unnecessary waste of time.
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Lozzy
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Post by Lozzy on Apr 23, 2011 21:53:21 GMT -5
What do you use the search function for?
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Apr 25, 2011 15:35:37 GMT -5
^Finding songs in the Nostalgia forum.
Finding movies in the Arts & Entertainment forum.
It prevents duplicate threads.
The search function used to work great.
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Rumors
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Post by Rumors on Jan 8, 2012 11:25:34 GMT -5
I haven't been able to get the search feature to work for several weeks. Has it been disabled or just not working for me? Thanks.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jan 8, 2012 15:23:16 GMT -5
It works and then it doesn't work.
I use it a lot in the Nostalgia forum.
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Lozzy
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Post by Lozzy on Jan 8, 2012 15:50:17 GMT -5
It never, ever works. The best thing you can do if you need to make a search is go to Google, type "site:pulsemusic.proboards.com" followed by your query and search it there.
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Rurry
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Post by Rurry on Jan 8, 2012 20:17:46 GMT -5
Occasionally it...sort of works, but generally it's very buggy, and not at all reliable. Slizzard's method is definitely your best bet.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2012 20:20:35 GMT -5
I haven't even tried to use it in years. I normally just use the find function on my computer and either go back to the approximate time the thread was last bumped or sort alphabetically/by thread starter.
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Rumors
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Post by Rumors on Jan 10, 2012 18:00:09 GMT -5
Thanks for the input. I've successfully used the Search feature for all forums on this board for years. I guess I've just been really lucky. This is the first time that it hasn't worked for me for a prolonged period of time. I'll try the suggestions above.  |
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Post by marcjm on Jan 16, 2012 17:44:13 GMT -5
Thanks for the input. I've successfully used the Search feature for all forums on this board for years. I guess I've just been really lucky. This is the first time that it hasn't worked for me for a prolonged period of time. I'll try the suggestions above. This is true for me as well. It is so annoying, though, that the search feature is not working. |
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Post by Jazzy on Jan 17, 2012 12:58:36 GMT -5
I never use the search function. I usually find the thread I'm looking for by running a Google search.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jan 25, 2012 17:52:17 GMT -5
^Google doesn't always work.
I usually click "Subject" which puts all the threads in alphabetical order.
But in the Nostalgia forum, it's a pain.
Mickey by Toni Basil could be listed 4 ways:
"Mickey" Toni Basil
'Mickey" Toni Basil
Mickey Toni Basil
Toni Basil Mickey
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Mar 11, 2012 12:57:14 GMT -5
It's been working lately.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2012 13:23:48 GMT -5
It's been working lately. Just went and tried it, and regardless of what I search/the settings I use it only shows results before march 1st. |
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