Author Topic: Search function (Read 2928 times)

Possum · « **on:** May 14, 2012, 07:43:09 pm »

Apologies if I'm revealing my IT ignorance, but I can't really get the "Search" function to find the post that I'm looking for. I posted something about BT back in April, but cannot now find the responses. What am doing wrong?

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little blue · « **Reply #1 on:** May 14, 2012, 08:14:07 pm »

you're definitely searching the forum ... not the full site?
(on the forum tab, not the white box with a magnifying glass!)

I only ask, because I keep making the same mistake - and I know its wrong!

Maybe you need to change the key words round abit?
I've found the same thing, that what you think should be easy to find... Isn't!

YorkshireLass · « **Reply #2 on:** May 14, 2012, 09:15:58 pm »

Some forums have a three letter limit - so "BT" wouldn't work but "BT something" would

little blue · « **Reply #3 on:** May 14, 2012, 09:18:43 pm »

http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/index.php?topic=22630.msg217460#msg217460

this the one?
telephone transfer, rather than BT

Dan · « **Reply #4 on:** May 15, 2012, 06:53:46 am »

The search is a bit quirky - as Little Blue says you need to either use the main site search, then click the 'Search Forum' button, or go directly to the forum search using the 'SEARCH' link in the forum navigation.

It's on the list to make it more intuitive.

The minimum search is 2 characters, so 'BT' is a valid search term.

Possum · « **Reply #5 on:** May 15, 2012, 07:49:30 am »

Thanks everyone, particularly Little Blue. It says something when other people can find my posts before I can! I will follow the advice given and hope to do better in future.

little blue · « **Reply #6 on:** May 15, 2012, 07:37:49 pm »

ooh, forgot to say Possum ..

... if its a relatively new post, have a look on your profile page, where it says "posts" (or something like) and search through there.
If you have something to say about everything, it could take a while!