Searching "Do a durbs"

hehe, that was by tink, she was just being lazy and cheeky me thinks.

*cockney accent*
Is what she does inniiiiit?


Then again, we have all been lazy and cheeky, some of us at the same time.
Its if you make up for it in the future that counts.

i realize that was in good fun, because of the graemlin

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Then again, we have all been lazy and cheeky, some of us at the same time.
Its if you make up for it in the future that counts.

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so is that kinda like being told off to do a search, and then later telling others the same?
[edited for lack of sarcastic graemlin]

Yes.
And, if you're cheeky and rude, then the least you can do in the future is spend 5-10 mins going through the search results looking for the right thread to link to for someone.

Korma Karma.

isnt that

karma coma

?

good old massive attack vs tricky.

No, its not.
Ive already explained that one to fireNice


But anyway, back on topic,
I think the seraach button should be bigger.
Preferably half of the screen.
Well... maybe not that big... but maybe a bit more obvious?

if only i was fireNice...
then i'd know too.

should i run a search on this topic, then, maybe, do you think?

No, ask him.
Im going home now.
Goodbye all

The amount of times I've started reading a thread which could have been quite useful, and just turn out to be someone looking for advice, only to be greeted with a round of "Have you looked for it"s is actually quite depressing. Also, when people do provide links, sometimes they just go to other threads with either links or people screaming "Do a search".

I know people do this to try and make the boards more managable, and they don't like repeating themselves. However, if a thread has been created, and it's a thing that lots of people search on (like "Sparkly Poi" for example), then it's already out there. No amount of telling people to search is going to reverse that. It's no wonder people can't find any useful information. All the threads are just filled with people pontificating about the search function.

Also, maybe if it's being asked so many times, could someone who seems to know all about it not, maybe, do an article about it (most newbies don't even know what an infinite-isolated-super-duper-hyper-loopy is). Then, there'd be an easy link to point people to, rather than telling them to do a search, and the world would be a happier and shinier place all round, and we could all just get along.

I reckon a major part of the search engine is the Rate Thread section at the bottom of every thread.
If everyone who read it voted a useless thread as useless, the search engine wouldn't pick up on it and the search results would get a whole lot more useful.

I'm going to be making a point of rating threads as much as possible, I think everyone should do the same.

yeaah, the rate thread is good, i thought if it gest enough 'should be deleted' botes it does get deleted.

ever since i learnt how to make links i havent told anyone to do a serach! yay for links

macrocosm/microcosm...

just like searching for something on google or whatever...

you cant help but pull up random obscure things that You Dont Want (even though they fit the search criteria..!)...

yeah, sometimes the serach can be frustrating

No. But if everyone got their way, and people always found exactly what they were looking for, you'd just have pages of impenetrable jargon which a novice can't understand.

At the minute, we have impenetrable jargon, and people telling others to just do a search on a move they might not even know the name of. I'm sure I've seen someone ask for a move they didn't know the name of, so they described the move, only to be then told the name and asked if they'd done a search on it.

This is really neither friendly or helpful.

And we also have people asking how to do 3bt weaves on the end of the helpful advice thread. I mean, isn't the reason that the thread is stuck to the top because it contains so many helpful links?

ok, after seeing yet another "how do i do a three beat weave" thread pop up i really think there should be a page come up when you go to start a new thread that asks if you've done a search first.

because it doesnt like us, it happens to me all the time too, usually you just wait a while (like it says) and it'll work later, but sometimes its a poo and just wont work.

i generally find i have to pick a particular forum or it won't work.

when i first came looking for poi help about 15months ago i stumbled across this site and i instantly got scared off by the "do a search" responses that i say all around the forum. i do agree (from being a mod on a few other forums) that constant threads asking the same questions are irrating but they are your best clientel (sp)

i think its being answered better on the forums as of late though

HAhahah...

Doing a Durbs.

Back when he actually cared

Ahh... the smut. The Innuendo... the false hope

don't worry (too much) we're here to help

Strange enough I hardly ever get the busy signal when searching... maybe it's the country you search from.... naaaaa...

Mod's?