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The searchbar is garbage.

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bfulmer
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I've come to the sad conclusion that if I'm looking for a thread, it's actually more effective to type it into google with "newschoolers" at the end than to actually use the site's searchbar. Why is it so bad?
Oct 28 2012 10:26AM
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roddy116
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google searchbar
Oct 28 2012 12:45PM
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1337
Posts: 31059 - Karma: 29,329
wanna know how I know you're a noob?

because NS used to have two search bars, one was the google one. And 99% of people preferred the old searchbar to the google one that they got rid of it
Oct 28 2012 1:45PM
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roddy116
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yah i have been here for like a year and 4 months. :P
Oct 28 2012 1:52PM
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Puns
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I think it would be really helpful to make the searchbar chronological
Oct 28 2012 7:59PM
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SkiBum.
Posts: 3600 - Karma: 3,909
I think the old google search bar was better than the shit right now.

Might as well just do away with the option all together. It is pretty useless.
Oct 28 2012 8:15PM
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bfulmer
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modjamie flexing his power
Oct 28 2012 9:17PM
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JWeinstock
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there really isnt a good way to make it...
Oct 28 2012 9:45PM
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Mr.Bishop
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We've at least been doing some brainstorming.

Oct 29 2012 10:35AM
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bfulmer
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^^^^ all i wanted to hear
Oct 29 2012 1:32PM
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Mr.Bishop
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your best bet is to actually use a search operator with google.

so site:newschoolers.com [search term]

If you use chrome you can do that right within the address bar and it works a charm.
Oct 29 2012 1:37PM
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Holte
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NS search is back in chronological order!!
Oct 30 2012 3:23PM
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Puns
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HAH I win
Oct 30 2012 3:24PM
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Mr.Bishop
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Don't get too excited.
Oct 30 2012 5:04PM
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MADDECENT
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this is the worst of any in the past. I loved the last searchbar, didnt really like the google searchbar, but this is actually unuseable.

google site:newschoolers.com blah blah, always works

First post with my new icon. eeek!
Oct 30 2012 5:58PM
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I_Am_Mod
Posts: 13214 - Karma: 3,753
bump! imho this should be pretty high up on the 'to-do list' by now ....
Nov 19 2012 5:31PM
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Huck-e-Cheese
Posts: 303 - Karma: 417
Mr.BishopWe've at least been doing some brainstorming.


Will this ever be fixed? I always get mad when people make threads then get downvoted and everyone says searchbar it, then you searchbar it and nothing comes up, i mean obviously threads about them exist, but they down show up, and not everyone knows to use google. I think if this is the best you guys can do, just do away with the searchbar completely (yes i realize this is like three years old)
Dec 20 2015 11:57PM
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Mr.Bishop
Posts: 22708 - Karma: 76,635
Huck-e-CheeseWill this ever be fixed? I always get mad when people make threads then get downvoted and everyone says searchbar it, then you searchbar it and nothing comes up, i mean obviously threads about them exist, but they down show up, and not everyone knows to use google. I think if this is the best you guys can do, just do away with the searchbar completely (yes i realize this is like three years old)


Someday yes it will be fixed...
Dec 21 2015 11:52AM
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Casey
Posts: 7878 - Karma: 24,689
Why is it that when I type in the name of a video verbatim it doesn't populate 99 percent of the time in the search bar. There is literally no way to view my own pic or vid content on mobile.
Dec 25 2015 7:19PM
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