Would you like to test advanced search?

[Rebeccaatmumsnet]

Hello Everyone 🙂

We’re looking to get some users to help test our advanced search feature. We have slots available over the next few weeks and the session would involve you trying the search and giving us feedback.

If anyone wants to be involved let me know and I'll drop you an email 😀

Have a great day 😁

Rebecca

What purpose does the AS serve other than to snoop on posters? Genuine question

Yes I'm happy to help!

Morning @DorisWallis 🙂

So it allows you to make refined searches to find specific content. Say you wanted to reply/find a post that you read earlier and didn't watch it. You could then find it again quickly with this. It has lots of uses 🙂

Hey @Sockbogies 🙂

Yay! Thanks so much. I'll send you an email this morning 😁

I am happy to help if you still need volunteers.

Ah thanks @Rebeccaatmumsnet I've never used it

Thank you @Plastichanger 😀I'll drop you a message now!

No worries @DorisWallis!😀

I'm happy to help. I do a lot of searching in my job. 😀

It served loads of purposes for me. Can you really not imagine why it would be useful?

Hi @Rebeccaatmumsnet , I haven’t received a message so far.

If u are still looking, I'm happy to help test the advanced search function.

I'm happy to do this too.

Also happy to help.

I'd like to test it too. As someone who has worked in archives, I am very interested in MN as a social archive. I am aware that I have over 15 years of posts and contributions on here that I would like to access and I have been frustrated that the recent update has seriously thwarted my efforts. I'm hoping you've reintroduced the ability to find threads that you've contributed to and click on your post rather than have to wade through a 15 page thread knowing you are on it somewhere. Happy to help if you're still looking.

This.
I hardly visit MN now as I used AS so much and so for me, without it the site is pointless.
Looking forward to the new version!

Morning All 😀

Huge apologies @Plastichanger ! I've now sent you an email. Let me know if it hasn't come through.

Thank you @RedRosie, @sunshineandshowers40, @EmergencyHepNeeded, @BlueSkyWarmSea, @SayYouDontMind. I've dropped you all separate messages 😄

Please let me know if I've missed anyone and I can send them a message 😀

Have a great day everyone

Exactly the same for me.

And, also, if I'm booking a holiday to a specific town or place I could always search Mumsnet for trusted unbiased reviews. If I wanted to take a road trip in America? Mumsnet would be my first port of call for route ideas.

Food, recipes, Telly Addicts, my old posts in relationships, or chat - these are all subjects that I would advanced search regularly.

In the past few days I want to find an old thread I made about my father's will several years ago. Now not possible, even though I remember my posting name at the time.

Even as trivial as wanting to look back on my posts about Love Island last year vs. Love Island this year!

There's hundreds of reasons to use advanced search other than to "check up" on other posters.

I never received a message. Checked junk etc.

Hey @Sockbogies! Sorry for the delayed response. Really annoying that the message didn't go through and I'm sorry that you didn't get it. We've now wrapped up this round of testing but we are always running new rounds for new features. Would it be ok if I contacted you for one of the next rounds of testing coming up? I'll make a note on the spreadsheet to PM you to check you've got the email this time 🙂