Searches

Yes, durhamjen this is something that I have found particularly aggravating, especially when the topic searched for produces 500 results. I can lose the will to live trawling through that many threads

Yes.
I just thought I was doing it wrong in some way.
Plus I dont even know what is the difference "Search" and Search Forums" on here.

I don't think I have ever used 'search' I usually find stuff using 'I'm on' or 'active'.

Yes, but sometimes, Tanith, I am not on the topic I am looking for, and it might have been 100 threads ago, so no longer active.
Two interesting examples. I did a search for Jeremy Corbin and the result was no mentions of him, which is odd because he has been mentioned quite a few times over the last week.

I read an article in the Guardian about the SAS training officer in charge of the recruits who died on the Brecon Beacons. I have tried all sorts of searches to find the most recent thread mentioning that tragedy, but can only find it in 2012. I am sure it's been on this month.
If anybody can point me in the right direction, I will say what I want to on that thread, instead of setting this one off in the wrong direction.

The search facility on here is dreadful. I might have to do a 'Dear GNHQ'.

Go jinglbellsfrocks

I have been telling GNHQ that the search facility is useless for the last four years or so. Nothing has happened.There are all kinds of ready-made search-boxes out there that can be inserted into a website. I don't know why they persist with this one.

Very weird - I searched for "Corbin" and not only did it say that there were no mentions of him, it also told me that I am not watching any threads at the moment. That is true, but it is not what I asked.

What reason did they give for not replacing it?
Money?

Perhaps they would rather the site has an awkward search facility.

Is Corbin spelt Corbyn?

Yes, it is, soon, but the search comes up with no results just the same, even if you put Jeremy in.
Why would any site want an awkward search facility? Why bother with a search facility at all if it's a useless one.

An awkward search facility means that it is awkward to search for lots of things, if you know what I mean.

Elegran, I got that message, too...