Search posts

[Jon]

How often does anyone here use the Search top right. Do you also use the Advanced Search option?

 

[Jon]

Does everybody find the search function a bit slow here?

 

[Grumm]

Well I used search a lot. Having a quick button is an easy way to search something.
But we have bookmarks now. Maybe I should start using that...

 

[isladogs]

I used both types of Search a lot. This was mainly to find answers I remember posting before (or posts done by other specific members).
Now that we have the feature, I'm planning to save those posts as bookmarks.
But first of course I have to search for them...
First impressions of the improved search feature are very positive.

 

[jdraw]

I have just started to use the bookmark feature. It seems a short cut to previously identified "post(s)" that offer some significant reference/solution/approach.
As for searching generally, I see 2 types:
-search (possibly advanced) where you are looking for a specific item/topic that you know exists. You may know some keyword and/or the author and/or the time frame, but you know aspects of the result(s) you expect,
-search/browse with some keywords/concepts where you are looking for ideas/references/details to improve/establish some general facts to "educate/familiarize" yourself. This may involve browsing/reviewing several discovered sources and/or refining your browsing criteria and continuing this cycle. The actual search/browse path may be quite convoluted and meander through a series of related concepts/keywords (even antonyms) to bring the "general topic" into clearer focus.

I'm liking the search feature. I have not noticed it being slow.

 

[Jon]

It shouldn't be slow anymore.

 

[Grumm]

The search is perfect for me now. Speed is good. All my posts and those from others are searchable again.

 

[Jon]

Great! There is another search feature up my sleeve. I am not sure whether or not to implement it, but I might test it at some stage. First, I need to get the site speed up.