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08-03-2003, 09:22 AM | #1 |
Elven Warrior
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Does a thread of the same topic already exists?
I have an idea, but I might be a bad idea of course
Anyway, I was just thinking that sometimes when you want to start a new thread I might be quite difficult to find out if a thread of the same topic already exists. Maybe some people are just too lazy to look around and see, but sometimes it's difficult even if you search carefully - the thread might have a name that in some ways doesn't suit the topic or something is discussed on the pages 134-137 of some thread for example - try to find it then... But my idea was just that what about having a thread where members can come and ask others if a thread of some topic already exists (and where is it?) Maybe then moderators won't have to close so many threads and their lives would be easier? Anyway, if it's not a good idea or if a thread of THIS topic already exists then please close or, even better, delete this one.
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08-03-2003, 11:57 AM | #2 | |
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Re: Does a thread of the same topic already exists?
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I don't know about the idea, but I didn't see a topic like this one. |
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08-03-2003, 12:08 PM | #3 |
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Well, there's a Tolkien song thread in LotR books, A non-Tolkien song thread in GM, A thread discussing how hot Catherine Zeta-Jones is, several religious threads, several Canada-America threads, and a " Harry Potter is a Gay icon" thread in...where else...the HP forum.
Don't forget the anything thread, entmoot mud wrestling and "Entmoot wouldn't be the same if..."
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08-03-2003, 10:29 PM | #4 |
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that idea doesn't work.
there is a very good search feature that is pretty accurate (top right, oval shaped green button). (sorry, dunno what came over me changed around my wording. had a tiring day)
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08-03-2003, 11:46 PM | #5 |
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HOBBIT,
That must have hurt. You should be nice to people, you might turn them off. No one wants that... MEANING TURNED OFF OF THE MOOT GS!
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08-04-2003, 03:28 AM | #6 |
Lord of the Pants
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Sometimes the search feature fails either because of the word limit (has to be more than 3 letters) or because the thread is on the 101th page. However, in those cases, there's always the wonderfully helpful regulars to complain about the duplication of threads by silly newbies.
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08-19-2003, 05:08 PM | #7 | |
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ok shutting up now....
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08-19-2003, 05:16 PM | #8 |
Lord of the Pants
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Well, it's a crappy search engine, what can I say?
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08-19-2003, 08:28 PM | #9 |
Quasi Evil
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well hey i guess you get what you pay for right? so who are we to complain. maybe we outa steal googles search engine code and apply it here.
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08-20-2003, 02:04 PM | #10 | |
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For example. If I want to find a thread that discussed similar things to this one, I'd put the keys "redundant topic". If I remember having participated in such a thread I'd put my user name in the other field. Or if I am interested in what did some particular member said about it i could put "BeardofPants". I can do the search by posts (if I'm only interested in BoP's posts) or by threads, finding thisold thread (BTW, I think this is one of the latest threeads started by DT *sniff*) It's not the same topic as this one, but it's related, and we have already repeated some of its ideas , but since it's rather old we cannot speak properly of redundancy. Elixir: I think yours is a good contribution, but as HOBBIT said, the search engine should be enough.
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08-20-2003, 03:23 PM | #11 | |
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08-20-2003, 03:53 PM | #12 |
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Does anyone know if there's a Tea thread? The crappy engine doesn't let me search on the three-letter word 'tea'
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08-20-2003, 04:06 PM | #13 |
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Yes, there is, but I can't find it (due to said three-letter problem).
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08-20-2003, 04:16 PM | #14 |
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make another jonathan so we can fuss at you and say yer lazy.
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08-20-2003, 04:25 PM | #15 |
Lord of the Pants
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Haha.
IIRC, Galadriel88 started it... In fact, didn't you fall for the same thing, IP, starting a redundant tea thread cos you couldn't find the other one? Yep, I found it by searching for "teas". http://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/show...highlight=Teas Last edited by Sheeana : 08-20-2003 at 04:27 PM. |
08-20-2003, 04:46 PM | #16 |
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Thanks for the link BoP! I've tried to found a tea thread for some time but stupid ol' me wasn't smart enough to search for 'teas'
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08-20-2003, 04:51 PM | #17 |
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Perhaps we should start a new thread about "Useful tips on how to use the serach engine"
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