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Search: please help the Techs fix it

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HelenMumsnet · 24/11/2009 14:12

Hello.

We know that Advanced Search is currently up the creek not functioning at its optimum level, and the Techs are busy trying to fix it.

But we need your help in making sure we've got a handle on all the things that don't work with it right now.

Many of you have already yelled about told us what's not working for you and we think this is where we're at:

  1. Choose Topics ain't working at all.
  1. If you search using Classic, every individual post in each thread comes up separately under its thread title, rather than being grouped together.
  1. If you're using Classic, you can't click through to the individual posts that your search has brought up. You get taken to the OP instead.
  1. Some people are getting taken to the Talk Topic page when they click on a thread they've searched for.

Is there anything we've missed?

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sherby · 30/11/2009 21:11

Still not working here

Just searched 'ratio trip' in titles only

One thread showed up, clicked on it, took me to talk home page

ja9 · 30/11/2009 08:25

working beautifully for me now... thank you!

DutchOma · 30/11/2009 08:22

Mine is fixed now and the waving children are only on the home page, so easily avoided. Mind you, I dreamt last night that they were back in talk. Nightmare.

pucca · 29/11/2009 23:44

Any idea when this will be fixed? it is a nightmare having to look through each topic individually. I miss search

ShowOfHands · 27/11/2009 09:38

Aha.

A bit of playing reveals that my problem with advanced search is when I change the search to 'thread titles only'. I always search this way to narrow down results. Searching thread and title works, but title only doesn't. Thread and title brings up a million results though.

ShowOfHands · 27/11/2009 09:34

Waving child still here.

Advanced search, can't click on the results, just get redirected to the main Talk page.

DutchOma · 27/11/2009 09:11

I hardly dare say it but mine does seem to be fixed:- Advanced search will bring up the poster's post and not the page, threads I'm on the same and the Waving children have gone Hallelujah

ShowOfHands · 27/11/2009 08:03

OI!!

It's NOT fixed.

I think we need a new way of reporting problems publically because site stuff is a discussion page like any other and there are so many threads popping up with problems reported and what we really want is to know that MNHQ are hearing us. Some of it obviously gets lost in amongst the 'how do I namechange', 'how do I lose pages' etc chat. I know you have a contactus email but I don't want a private dialogue with you because others need to explain better/point out things I've missed/confirm problems. Could you have a site problems or tech page with a header for saying that it's stuff for the attention of MNHQ specifically?

ShowOfHands · 26/11/2009 23:08

Oi. It's not fixed. It's not changed at all.

fruitful · 26/11/2009 18:29

No, not working here either. If I click on a search result it goes to the topics page.

ShowOfHands · 26/11/2009 17:54

Search is not fixed! Trying to click on a result just takes me back to the talk page still.

LauraIngallsWilder · 26/11/2009 17:52

You wish Helen!

My threads Im on has now become a list of all the thread titles but no indication of recent posts or who posted last

Im on MN classic with vista

MNHQ
HelenMumsnet · 26/11/2009 17:46

Hello again.

It should all be fixed now.

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asdflkj · 26/11/2009 16:17

Test

MNHQ
HelenMumsnet · 26/11/2009 09:57

Morning all.

Choose Topics should be working now.

(We're still working on the other bits...)

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BertieBotts · 26/11/2009 08:50

I just wanted to quickly say that 4 is happening when I search keywords in titles only, but not when I search titles and messages (ie the top option) - am on New.

MNHQ
HelenMumsnet · 25/11/2009 22:20

Thanks for all your feedback.

The Techs are hard at it but it does seem to be a bit of a complicated fix - well, that's the story they're spinning

Hope we can bring you some good Search news soon.

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AvadaKedavra · 25/11/2009 20:19

Just 4s happening here, am on firefox.

CantSleepWontSleep · 25/11/2009 20:16

It was, yes .
You need to learn a little patience .

Juillet · 25/11/2009 20:00

Oh.
sorry. was the at me?

CantSleepWontSleep · 25/11/2009 19:56

You have to give it time to index the words Juillet .

Juillet · 25/11/2009 18:12

I've just tried to search for a word that I used 5 minutes ago and nothing comes up.

SolosScrapingUpForXmas · 24/11/2009 23:06

Thank you HelenMumsnet.

deepdarkwood · 24/11/2009 22:50

I've been having lots of 4. Not noticed anything else

MNHQ
HelenMumsnet · 24/11/2009 22:06

Hello thumbwitch, Solo, JustAnotherManicMummy and MrCSWS: yes, we do know about Threads I'm On - promise! And we are working on fixing that too.

And Doodlez: Yes, there is more than one Tech, though not often all in the Shed at once.

There is NikitaTech, who does scary things with Java; BigTech, who messed up search released a new code and then ran off to Brazil decided to go on holiday; YetMoreTech, who types very loudly and at supersonic speed on his keyboard, and of course the original Tech, who has a kind of Transcontinental Shed in the States.

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