Searchable forums and topic? Created 20 years ago2003-12-01 07:47:04 UTC by Dizzy Devil

Just thought it was a good suggestion. LOL

It's a good idea!!! Most guys have problems that someone already solved in the past. So instead of making a new topic... Search for the answer.

Bingo!!!! Right on the money LOL

Case in point

Jax asked about where to get prefabs.

I know that Zombie posted something for me a little while ago but could not find it.

So how about a searchable forum

Search for:

Topic
Keywords
Author
or
post by name
date/time

Just some ideas I had while waiting for map to compile.

yep thats a good idea

AND
Search for:
Member
i have looked for special members several times, and had to go to the Members list!

great ideas

Hey Zombie is tat image from and Iron Maiden cover?

I look Sweet!!

Thats a gr8 idea! Hope its implemented

Yep, it will be! So will the member search thing. I needed to do that just now, actually. Amazing coincidence, eh?

Then that's settled.

Wahoo!!!!!

btw, isn't the member search already there - or was i dreaming all along....

i thought if you typed:

http://www.cariad.co.za/twhl/?membername

it works...

...
damn you...

Funnie it did not for me

Nor for me

Hurray, forum Search! Can't wait! Now if there was only a way to FORCE the noobs to USE it before posting!!!

HEY, wait a second! I just had a FANTASTIC idea! atom, why not send every post that is submitted through the search filter. It would be the greatest forum invention EVER!!

Holy cow, I'm off to the patent office! I'm gonna be rich!!

DOUBLE HOLY COW! I'm having a forum brainstorm! OK, here is what you HAVE TO DO! Completely ELIMINATE the Post a reply section. (Stay with me) Replace it with a Search button, and a one line edit box, with a friendly little caption like "What can we help you with?" or "Type in a few words about your problem:" Click -> Search results. At bottom of the results page is a link that says "Couldn't find what you were looking for? Click here to post a new topic"
Click->Post a new topic page opens up with the subject already filled in with whatever they searched for!

Benefits* include:
1. Slash duplicate posts by up to 83%
2. Never again read a post with a subject like "help meeeeee...." or "WTF!"
3. Forum users are gain an average of 3 intelligence points per post!
4. Veteran mappers are 98.5% less likely to commit suicide!
5. The list goes on...

All this can be yours for the low price of $19,999,999.95! We take PayPal!

*statistics compiled from a TWHL survey in the year 2160, then brought back in time by Captain Archer on one of his ludicrous time travel adventures.

Veteran mappers are 98.5% less likely to commit suicide!

However, veteran TWHLers are 99.9% likely to kill themselves immediately.

And remember, this site isn't owned by Microsoft!

NinjaGrinch, helping out new guys is fun. Are you thinking of taking away that from us??? :

I agree with NinjaGrinch - exept the money part - i'm pretty sure i say that setup on some other site...

• it would be more efficient and i suppose it could work...

does ninja grinch accept change? sorry i dont have a paypal, but i would like to buy one of those

LOL, well most of the cost goes to into a top secret bank account to fund the Temporal Cold War. Unfortuanately PayPal is the only form of payment left in the 30th century.

VOYAGER GEEK BEGONE, or even enterprise gak

Interestingly enough, I just came here to make a suggestion about making the forum searchable and to my suprise it's already here. I read alot of forums for answers but as we all know some of the topics start out as one thing and lead to another which makes it difficult to find what your looking for. Then again if ppl would post by Subj instead of "I NEED HELP" BS that would be an improvement too.

And now forum searching itself is here! Check the drop-down list at the top of the page. NinjaGrinch: nice idea, but it sounds like something from microsoft.com.

Well done. I hate the idea, 'fraid!