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The Search Function: Does yours work? ?

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FannyCornforth Mon 10-Oct-22 03:12:17

Hello
The topic of the search function has come up again in another thread.

I’m just intrigued (and a bit sad and boring) as to why it works for some and not for others.
Does it or doesn’t it work for you?
And what are you using?

It’s never worked for me.
Mobile site, Safari.

grannydarkhair Tue 11-Oct-22 13:12:42

I got the same results as nadateturbe when I put in FannyCornforth 2022. I also always gets two or three ads before the Gransnet - for Amazon, etc. No photos, just words.

Esspee Tue 11-Oct-22 13:37:26

The best feature that gransnet doesn't have is (for want of knowing what to call it) the @ feature. If you wish to address a comment to a fellow member you simply prefix their name with @ e.g. @esspee.
So if I had mentioned on the gardening thread that I made my own comfrey fertiliser then some time later you saw the post and wanted the recipe you just post your query and add the @ before my name. I would get an email alerting me to the post and could reply.
Very often members post a comment then never return to the thread as they weren't envisaging any followup.

Mollygo Tue 11-Oct-22 13:46:28

This is what I get, or if I use the search button in the menu at the bottom, I get “no results” On the other hand, if I Google ‘dogs on Gransnet’ I get . . .

toscalily Tue 11-Oct-22 14:05:51

I get the same as nadateturbe using the desktop site on a laptop.

62Granny Tue 11-Oct-22 14:19:11

Doesn't work on my Kindle fire either

nadateturbe Tue 11-Oct-22 14:23:32

I use desktop site too on my phone.