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Support => Forum and Website Discussions => Topic started by: lanser on August 17, 2005, 05:19:58 pm

Title: Search
Post by: lanser on August 17, 2005, 05:19:58 pm: Just a thought before the next great wipe (tm) could we have a massive, humungous, positively Ulbernaut sized Search button?
In bright red with flashing luminous green spots sayin click here NOW! :)
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Post by: Lindrae on August 18, 2005, 12:26:34 am: Brilliant idea!!!...

But I am not even sure that it will work! It is a question of behavior : some like to search, some don t. It is exactly like some can think and some can t. =p

It still worth the try!
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Post by: Kim on August 18, 2005, 06:18:45 am: Sadly, I still don\'t think that will help those who are opposed to working to find an answer.
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Post by: XeNoDeMoS on August 18, 2005, 04:38:13 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Kim
Sadly, I still don\'t think that will help those who are opposed to working to find an answer.

agreed, no matter how big or flashy the button will be some wont even bother with it.
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Post by: Seytra on August 18, 2005, 11:42:36 pm: If we make some minor modifications to the board software, we can eliminate this problem. I have created a little
demonstration (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/Seytra/Planeshift/PS-search.png) for my concept.
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Post by: Lindrae on August 19, 2005, 07:51:24 am: :emerald:
This is The perfection !!
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Post by: lanser on August 19, 2005, 08:18:39 am: Excellent all that could be added is a symlink from the post thread button so no one will escape the all conquering search mwwwhahahah.

*Sorry got a bit carried away, must keep taking the pills
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Post by: Jakob on August 22, 2005, 05:29:53 pm: The only way to inforce the Search button is to disguise it...
(http://www.geocities.com/peaches264usa/Dontclick.JPG) (http://www.planeshift3d.com/wbboard/search.php)

Edit: Changed the image to a cropped one to avoid massive amounts of white space.
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Post by: Neryam on August 24, 2005, 09:17:57 am: Haha yes, the classic don\'t click here link.. :D Always works rofl

Dut somehow I think people would complain that they can\'t find the search.. :rolleyes:
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Post by: Efflixi Aduro on August 27, 2005, 02:00:54 am: Why not deleat the forums so no one will ever have to search again!
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Post by: Cha0s on August 28, 2005, 12:56:31 am: I\'m telling you guys, the solution to the lazy-people-not-searching problem is that until you reach 50 posts (example, pick a different number, if you will), whenever you make a new thread, you have to go through a page that says \"Did you search (http://www.planeshift3d.com/wbboard/search.php?boardid=10) first?\" which stays there for 10 seconds or so before going to the thread creation page. Most of the newbies will probably be way too lazy to actually wait the 10 seconds and so they\'ll click the link. Hopefully by 50 (or whatever number) posts, they\'ll have learned to search by instinct.
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Post by: sesmi on August 28, 2005, 01:28:45 am: Quote
Originally posted by XeNoDeMoS
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Originally posted by Kim
Sadly, I still don\'t think that will help those who are opposed to working to find an answer.

agreed, no matter how big or flashy the button will be some wont even bother with it.

you do realise how crap the search fuction is don\'t you?
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Post by: Karyuu on August 28, 2005, 01:32:54 am: Not true, I always find what I need :|
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Post by: lanser on August 28, 2005, 01:46:32 am: Quote
Originally posted by sesmi
you do realise how crap the search fuction is don\'t you?

not nearly as crap as not using it at all :)