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To think that the mumsnet "advanced" search is shit?

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Illgetmycoat · 03/07/2013 22:53

You select a subject and then a completely random list of posts come up. Some dating back to 1542. What the heck?

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HelenMumsnet · 04/07/2013 11:14

Morning. We're going to move this thread to Site Stuff now, as that's the best place for threads discussing this sort of thing.

You're all still free to post up your opinions, of course.

Site Stuff isn't restricted to threads asking for tech help etc; it's a topic where everyone is welcome to pile in with their thoughts about Mumsnet and how it works.

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HelenMumsnet · 04/07/2013 11:39

@Illgetmycoat

Right - so I'm trying to find out what other mumsnetters think of the advanced search and my thread is moved to the back end of nowhere and then hijacked.

Helen - if you look through aibu, you'll see that the subject matter ranges from relationships to education to television to breastfeeding, all of which have their own section. Are you going to move those too?

It's not the back end of nowhere, Illgetmycoat. Site stuff a pretty busy topic.

And yes, we would - and do - move an AIBU thread into a more appropriate topic, if it's not really an AIBU: eg "AIBU to need some advice on a good pushchair please"

To be fair, your OP is all about how 'shit' you find our Advanced Search. You're not asking folk if that's unreasonable of you; you're wanting to know if other folks also find Advanced Search 'shit' or not - and, presumably, if they do, you'd then like us to look at 'de-shitting' it?

In which case, Site Stuff is the best topic for this sort of conversation.

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HelenMumsnet · 04/07/2013 12:01

@Illgetmycoat

I'm sorry if you have taken offence at the word 'shit' in the title. It is really very mild compared to the level of swearing you often see on Mumsnet.

If you read my posts, you'll see that I love mumsnet and all I was putting up for discussion is that MN order the advanced search chronologically within topics. I don't think that's so very wrong.

I wanted to know if other mumsnetters felt the same way. I might be wrong or I might be right. I WAS canvasing opinion.

It feels a bit, I don't know, Stalinist, to have moved the thread like this. We'll wait and see if anyone comes along to comment.

Grin at Stalinist. We've never been called that before!

And nope, there's nothing wrong with putting this up for discussion - of course not. We really appreciate feedback - of all sorts - and we'd totally be up for sorting out Advanced Search so that it works better for folks.

But obviously we can't sort it if we don't know about it. And the only topic we actively monitor is Site Stuff.

Also, we'd much rather that folks focus on discussing their view of Advanced Search and how it could be improved than on telling you YANBU or YABU - and we hope you would, too.

(And no offence taking at 'shit'. Really.)

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HelenMumsnet · 04/07/2013 12:08

@Illgetmycoat

OK taken on board. Thank you Helen.

Our pleasure.

So, would a "show me results alphabetically" or "show me results chronologically" tickbox be an improvement?

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HelenMumsnet · 04/07/2013 13:01

@lougle

I think 'order by date' or 'order A-Z' would be very helpful, Helen.

While I've got you here, and we're in Site Stuff Wink, could I remind you about my request to give the Local topics a _ before them, so that they move down the list of topics? Searching on the mobile is very cumbersome because to get to, say, 'Special Needs:Children' you have to scroll past at least 40 'Local' topics.

Thank you Smile

Yep, that is very annoying (the scrolling past Local), isn't it?

I think we've already flagged that as an issue - but I will check.

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HelenMumsnet · 04/07/2013 20:26

@yamsareyammy

Tech

How many are there?

Because it seems he has been busy since the year dot.
Perhaps he ought to be aided and abetted by some more techies? Even just part time ones?

Looking in topics always reminds me, rather poignantly, of looking round my own house sometimes.
-it is like looking in rooms or cupboards that really ought to have been tidied up by now.

You're right that Tech is always busy.

We have a few of them, actually - and they work damn hard.

But Mumsnet is a complicated site because it was/is custom-built (unlike many discussion forums that use dedicated forum software) and it needs constant oiling/stroking/coaxing. It's a bit like the Forth Bridge, basically: a never-ending job just keeping it half decent.

Our Tech team rightly concentrate on fixing the stuff that's broken - as a priority. Which means enhancements (like this stuff for Advanced Search would be) come a bit lower down the list.

Am sure we'll get there, though. One day. Smile

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