I can type, add the smiley faces and insert links. I don't know how to post pics, add useful charts and graphs or use the fancy multitude of options GM has to offer.
I really wanted to make a poll about repitching but couldn't figure out how.
So I did a search with just poll as the search and got a bunch of hits. 90% of the hits were just a section of a post with the word pollen and the letters p.o.l.l. highlighted.
More than a few times I have done searches, as it is my duty to do a search first before posting a question and I have ended up a little frustrated. I have had some ideas in the past, but forgot them now so I can't really make any suggestions at the moment. But the search doesn't always seem to work as well as I think it should. I think this is part of the reason we get so many questions on the board for topics that have been beaten to death. Thankfully Oskaar speaks up and says SEARCH. So either people aren't doing a search, which I feel is probably most of the reason or search is not working well.
Wait one of my past ideas has comback. Some of my most successful searches has shown me a post with something relevant to my search. But when I click on it, it takes me to the top of the thread and then I have to diligently search the thread, which is sometimes pages long to find the one post that starts the relevant information I am looking for.
If I remeber correctly (I don't do searchs often) the advanced search only brings up a list of boards to search. I would like to see an option of in the title or in the body of text or something like that. But then again some of the titles of threads are not as well articulated as they should be (IMHO) to make the search function work as well as it should. Threads with titles like "uh oh" and "what should I do" or "need help" doesn't help the search engine do its job for others with similar questions.
I am not trying to complain, but add to this powerful resource to make it more useful. Vicky in the last few years has added a lot of cool stuff to this forum, stuff you don't see on other boards. But I think that a basic function like a search tool should be more effective.
I think we are all responsible for the effectivness of the site and to help others find what they need. So I ask the next time you post a new thread put some thought in the title of it and get to the point. This will help the next person find the answer they are looking for.
Just my 2 cents,
Kace
I really wanted to make a poll about repitching but couldn't figure out how.
So I did a search with just poll as the search and got a bunch of hits. 90% of the hits were just a section of a post with the word pollen and the letters p.o.l.l. highlighted.
More than a few times I have done searches, as it is my duty to do a search first before posting a question and I have ended up a little frustrated. I have had some ideas in the past, but forgot them now so I can't really make any suggestions at the moment. But the search doesn't always seem to work as well as I think it should. I think this is part of the reason we get so many questions on the board for topics that have been beaten to death. Thankfully Oskaar speaks up and says SEARCH. So either people aren't doing a search, which I feel is probably most of the reason or search is not working well.
Wait one of my past ideas has comback. Some of my most successful searches has shown me a post with something relevant to my search. But when I click on it, it takes me to the top of the thread and then I have to diligently search the thread, which is sometimes pages long to find the one post that starts the relevant information I am looking for.
If I remeber correctly (I don't do searchs often) the advanced search only brings up a list of boards to search. I would like to see an option of in the title or in the body of text or something like that. But then again some of the titles of threads are not as well articulated as they should be (IMHO) to make the search function work as well as it should. Threads with titles like "uh oh" and "what should I do" or "need help" doesn't help the search engine do its job for others with similar questions.
I am not trying to complain, but add to this powerful resource to make it more useful. Vicky in the last few years has added a lot of cool stuff to this forum, stuff you don't see on other boards. But I think that a basic function like a search tool should be more effective.
I think we are all responsible for the effectivness of the site and to help others find what they need. So I ask the next time you post a new thread put some thought in the title of it and get to the point. This will help the next person find the answer they are looking for.
Just my 2 cents,
Kace