How to search

[Jux]

How to search the forums here?

 

[Umbran]

Search is a resource-intensive activity, so it is reserved to folks who have purchased Community Supporter accounts.

You might get some help from an EN Worlder who has such an account, if you describe what it is you're looking for.

Alternatively, you can use Google: type "site:enworld.org searchterm" into Google to check what they've found here.

 

[Jux]

Thanks for clarification, but I must say, that this is utterly stupid rule.

Inability to search causes post duplications.

 

[Morrus]

It may well do. But ability to search results in no threads at all as the server explodes.

This, I feel, makes me not quite so "utterly stupid".

 

[IronWolf]

Thanks for clarification, but I must say, that this is utterly stupid rule.

Inability to search causes post duplications.

Search is extremely resource intensive for larger boards like EN World, so it only makes sense to limit the search function to those that help support the site.

And as Umbran noted, using the google trick you can often find what you are looking for without putting undo strain on server resources.

 

[Umbran]

Thanks for clarification, but I must say, that this is utterly stupid rule.

You haven't seen what happens when we don't use that rule.

Search is extremely expensive, computationally speaking. By quirk of economics, we are somewhat underpowered for the complexity of the site, size of the database, and sophistication of features we offer, compared to sites backed by major commercial concerns. Historically, when everyone's using search, the server slows to a crawl from the workload.

Inability to search causes post duplications.

That's more of a feature than you think. While having seventeen discussions of the same thing in a week isn't useful, having someone not find a topic from a year ago and post about it new isn't a problem, as it's basically a new conversation, and there'll be new news and new ideas in it.

 

[Jux]

Alternatively, you can use Google: type "site:enworld.org searchterm" into Google to check what they've found here.

Ok, during my rage mode, I did not notice that line here. It will do, but wouldn't it be great, if such a google search form would be provided for folks that have not donated, instead of suggesting them to double post?

 

[jonesy]

...wouldn't it be great, if such a google search form would be provided for folks that have not donated...?

Hmm. It is. Unless you're in a country that bans Google.

 

[RangerWickett]

Hmm. It is. Unless you're in a country that bans Google.

*gasp*

What country would be so foolish, so bold?!

 

[jonesy]

What country would be so foolish, so bold?!

Well, Turkey and Pakistan. Although, the former doesn't actually enforce the ban and latter is an unintentioned side-effect of them banning YouTube.

Edit: umm, dang, I got them completely backwards. Turkey is the one which banned YouTube and in the process banned Google too. Pakistan is the one doesn't enforce its own ban.

Edit to edit: It's a good thing I'm not a newspaper journalist. =)