Search function

[Merkuri]

A lot of people come to forums (EN World included) to find information. Maybe they had a rules question and they want to see how others here have answered it. They try to search but they can't find it, so they sign up and post asking how to search.

Probably only a small percentage of such people actually go as far as to sign up. For a lot of them getting one question answered is not worth it, so I'm guessing there's a larger number of people who come to EN World looking for a specific answer and leave frustrated.

I've done similar things with computer-related forums. If I'm coding up something for work and can't wrap my brain around a particular code dilemma I might go to a forum or two to try to find my answers. I don't have memberships to any of these forums, and I don't really want one because I only use them rarely to search for answers to my questions.

 

[LightPhoenix]

A lot of people come to forums (EN World included) to find information. Maybe they had a rules question and they want to see how others here have answered it. They try to search but they can't find it, so they sign up and post asking how to search.

That's how they get roped into this.

Thinking about the Google results more, I don't actually think it's 15k results. Looking at the short view in Google, it seems like threads with some sort of text-based search ad got tagged. So the actual number is still much less.

 

[Morrus]

Could someone who is not a community supporter do me a quick favour and verify that (a) the search link now appears in the navbar and that (b) when clicking on it the error message shows the subscribe graphic, and (c) it's not too annoying?

 

[freyar]

Could someone who is not a community supporter do me a quick favour and verify that (a) the search link now appears in the navbar and that (b) when clicking on it the error message shows the subscribe graphic, and (c) it's not too annoying?

I see Search, but nothing happens when I click it (no pull down search menu, error, or anything). Nothing happens when I click the arrow next to search, either. (Contrast to Quick Links, which does give me a pull-down menu.)

I guess there is some use in the fact that I'm still figuring out PayPal!

 

[Morrus]

Hmmm. Shouldn't do that.

Can someone else (non CSA) verify the same thing happens to them?

 

[aurance]

I see search. There's a pull-down menu. When I put in a search term and click search, it brings up the aforementioned subscribe graphic and error message.

Oh, and it also kicked me in the nuts. Ow.

 

[freyar]

I see search. There's a pull-down menu. When I put in a search term and click search, it brings up the aforementioned subscribe graphic and error message.

Oh, and it also kicked me in the nuts. Ow.

It's doing this for me now, as well.

 

[Morrus]

A temporary glitch, perhaps! Still, I'm pleased it's working!

 

[LightPhoenix]

It does it for me as well.

 

[Morrus]

It does it for me as well.

Crap, I was hoping it was fixed. Ah well, off to poke around in code I barely understand!