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Advanced Search Question

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exLtEveDallas · 31/01/2018 21:05

Hi Tech, asked this question on another thread but it's better off in here.

Posting from a TwatPhone iOS 11.2.5 using Safari.

When I use advanced Search, when I click on the post (or poster) I am looking for, instead of taking me directly to the post within the thread, it drops me at the top of the thread. It never used to.

It's a pain in the arse. Especially if it's a long thread (eg, I was looking for a post I made a long time ago about the flooding in my home town. Adv Search found my post really quickly, as I knew a 'key' word and (obvs) that it was posted in my name. However when I clicked on that actual post it took me to the top of that thread and I had to scroll through, nearly to the bottom, to find the post I was after).

Another poster has the same issue, but someone who posts using their laptop doesn't. Is it just a phone thing?

Would appreciate you taking a look, cheers.

OP posts:
SilverySurfer · 10/08/2019 00:41

Bump - did you think I had gone away?

SilverySurfer · 03/08/2019 10:31

Bump - hope springs eternal.

SilverySurfer · 26/07/2019 20:20

In view of the many promises and radio silence from @MNHQ I've come to the conclusion that fixing it is beyond the 'Tech Team's' capabilities and MNHQ won't admit it.

Pinkywoo · 24/07/2019 20:36

@mnhq? Pleeease fix it Smile

SilverySurfer · 21/07/2019 12:10

Bump - is anybody there?

SilverySurfer · 13/07/2019 21:12

Would make sense of the inability to fix this stuff. Smile

AlexaAmbidextra · 13/07/2019 13:27

I’ve long suspected that the ‘Tech team’ is the 16 year old son of someone at MNHQ. It’d hard to believe it’s a team of professionals considering the time it takes to rectify faults.

SilverySurfer · 12/07/2019 17:38

Bump. Should we hold a collection so MNHQ can afford to hire a tech person who knows how to fix this?

SilverySurfer · 05/07/2019 20:22

End of week bump.

SilverySurfer · 02/07/2019 01:12

I think we can bet on it Grin

How lovely that the Tech Team have the time to create utterly useless things like the voting system. Obviously much more fun than fixing something that's been broken for months.

Pinkywoo · 01/07/2019 19:03

I'm sure there'll be something else broken by then we can complain about!

SilverySurfer · 01/07/2019 12:23

Bumping to keep on page 1

Heavens knows what I will do with my spare hours, days, weeks and months if Advanced Search actually gets fixed and I will no longer have to bump this thread Hmm

SilverySurfer · 26/06/2019 14:30

Still waiting, not so patiently.

SilverySurfer · 22/06/2019 20:55

Bumping to keep on page 1.

SilverySurfer · 16/06/2019 21:49

Thanks for letting us know. I'm sure the Tech Team love working on new projects but it would be great if they could fix the old ones first.

MNHQ
FlissMumsnet · 15/06/2019 20:12

Hi Again,

We're really sorry this is still happening - there are loads of new projects on the Tech front planned so we hope this will be sorted out asap.

I shall shout loudly and see if we can get an official update.

Thanks for your endless patience!

Brew
SilverySurfer · 14/06/2019 14:16

Bumping to keep on page 1

Pinkywoo · 12/06/2019 18:42

I get the same @Silverysurfer, which is very annoying if it's a 40 page thread.

SilverySurfer · 12/06/2019 14:53

I don't get an 'Oops Page'. When I search on a poster's name, it will take me to their post if it's a one page thread. If its multiple pages then it opens the correct thread but sticks at the top of page one and does not take me to to the post.

PencilsInSpace · 12/06/2019 08:48

When you get the Oops page it's because part of the URL has been duplicated. If you edit out '/Talk/' it then takes you to the page.

I think on a mobile it redirects you to an oops page with a different URL so it's harder to spot.

This is what I get on a desktop.

Advanced Search Question
Pinkywoo · 11/06/2019 18:09

It has been going on for at least a year and a half now!

SilverySurfer · 11/06/2019 10:09

This is still not working. Are the Tech Team now ready to admit that fixing it is beyond their capabilities?

SilverySurfer · 01/06/2019 21:52

Thank you.

MNHQ
FlissMumsnet · 01/06/2019 21:26

Sorry this has been languishing - we are still working on this so apologies this is still an issue for you. We will get this sorted as soon as we can.

Flowers
SilverySurfer · 30/05/2019 11:07

A weekly bump - any news from the Tech Team?