posted 12-24-2002 08:18 AM                  

Searching for past posts can be very rewarding. I use it all the time and love it, Do You???

SEARCH

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GaryC@ProwlerOnline.com
Prowler Products by GaryE, formally Carlini

posted 12-24-2002 08:25 AM                  

For the record, if I am curious about a topic, I WILL do a topic and keyword search before asking a question that may have been answered a dozen times before. The benefit is a bunch of immediate answers instead of having to wait for people to reply.

posted 12-24-2002 08:52 AM                  

Good one.

Gary,

I use it all the time. For instance, here's a http://www.prowleronline.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi to all the posts you have put on the board about using the search feature. This is an eample that goes across all topics for a particular user.

posted 12-24-2002 08:59 AM                  

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Originally posted by Gary C:

Searching for past posts can be very rewarding. I use it all the time and love it, Do You???

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Gary...I can't read that line without Mr. Rogers voice in my head! Too funny.....or is it just me again?

posted 12-24-2002 09:44 AM                  

It's a great tool that I think more members would use if they took the time to go to it a few times to get accustomed to it.

posted 12-24-2002 01:23 PM                  

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posted 12-24-2002 01:43 PM                  

However, it might seem a bit "cold" to new members to be slagged off with a "seek and ye shall find" reply to their first posts.

Maybe a section could be added with a list of typical new owner concerns/problems, with the links posted for everyone to refer to????

It might be a nice "welcoming" feature, save a lot of newbies some embarrassment, and spare the regulars from having to respond over and over again to the same stuff...

posted 12-24-2002 03:06 PM                  

Search is GRReat!!! Use it ALL the time.

It can be GRReatER:

Now that the board is over 2 years old, there are two areas where I wonder if we can look at some search enhancements:

1. Additional date range options. With the limited period options (1 to 30 days or everything), it's almost like ALL or NOTHING. A variable date range would be useful to search, for instance, washing or overheating problems in the summer; or snow and heater problems in the winter; or "I remember seeing something about a year ago".

2. Ways to search ALL hits when the 200 counter overflows. When searching for a popular term, the hits stop at 200 with no access to other potential hits (or am I missing something where I can go back in 200 hit batches?). Some approaches from other search engines allow secondary searches within the initial search (narrowing search with additional terms or filters); or an "advanced" search allowing more variables (such as "brakes" but "NOT ceramic"). The above suggestion of variable date ranges would also help since the search could step back, say, 3 months at a time.

And also a suggestion that would help the newcomers (or, possibly, everyone):

The EBAY search on the home page is GRReat - one click and all [(Plymouth + Chrysler) Prowler] postings are shown without the annoying travel trailers, fishing lures, airplane models, etc. Can the top 25 or 50 topics be pre-packaged (mud flaps, ceramic brake pads, pitting wheels, etc., etc.). This could be a quick way to implement the "New Tips Page" that was suggested in the past (See:
http://www.prowleronline.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/003331.html

If this list of prepackaged searches could be automatically sorted by frequency of use, it would be VERY useful.

Just some ideas.

posted 12-24-2002 09:00 PM                  

Happy Holidays

posted 12-25-2002 06:48 PM                    

use it a lot and since I do.. I hope I know where and what it is...

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davidn

posted 12-26-2002 03:25 AM                  

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

posted 12-26-2002 03:09 PM                  

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Getting older......

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posted 12-26-2002 04:16 PM                  

Do we have a help page, or a page to go to to lookup all the neat things that the web page offers and can do for members.

posted 12-26-2002 05:13 PM                  

I believe this page is a good start for a newbie or an old crusty member...

Believe me I didn't start this thread for us to respond to someone new DO A SEARCH,,,,,,,,,Like some other hard core boards but us to have a better understanding of the site, for the newbies please feel free to view the whole site and enjoy yourselves, if you have a question someone is always here to point you in the correct direction,,,,,,,,,