Posted on 04/26/2006 7:35:49 AM PDT by TaxRelief
A "Keyword" search is the best search engine option on FReerepublic.com. Newcomers to FR and longtime users frequently ask for help finding favorite threads or information on a specific topic. When properly "keyworded", an article can be easily retrieved using the "Keyword" search. Keyword searches can be bookmarked for future reference and to monitor current topics. Logged-in users can add keywords to new and existing threads.
Performing a "Keyword" search: |
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At the top of the latest articles page, there is a search form. |
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Use the pulldown menu to select "keyword". Type in the search criteria and press the search button. |
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A keyword search will be only as good as the keywords posted with the article. FR users define the keywords for each article. The "Posting new thread" form has a space for adding "Keywords". |
Including keywords in a new article: |
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Adding Keywords to existing threads |
Keywords can be added to existing threads by clicking on "Click to add keyword" at the end of the current keyword list. |
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Keywords must be separated by commas or semicolons. |
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Keyword formats |
**Keywords are limited to 20 letters or numbers. Remove spaces to squeeze in large keywords. |
Which words are good keywords? |
Keyword type | Format | Examples |
Name | Last;firstlast; | Hayes;RobinHayes; |
City | City or CityState | Louisville;DenverCO |
Congressional District | Statecode followed by 2 digit district | NC08 |
College | name or acronym | UNC; Duke;Columbia;Cornell;UVA; |
Election Cycle | Year or Session | 2006;2008;109th; |
Topic | Up to 20 Characters | mediacorruption;sportsawards; whitehouse;skiing;truckcrash; |
State politics | State + "politics" | NCpolitics;SCpolitics; |
State government | State + "government" | NCgovernment; |
Child abuse | State department acronym | CPS;DSS; |
Religion | Religion topic or demonination | transubstantiation;catholic; |
Sports | Team name and event | Superbowlxxx;Pittsburgh;steelers; |
Movie | Movie name; "moviereview" | harrypotter;moviereview; |
Nonprofit Org | Name or acronym | afa;aclu;acu;yaf;naacp;Sierraclub; |
Company | Name or acronym | Dell;IBM; |
Country | Name or acronym | UK;England;Iraq; |
Some common keywords: |
ABORTION; BUSH; CULTUREOFDEATH; HARRYREID; HOMOSEXUALAGENDA; ILLEGALIMMIGRATION; PROLIFE; CAMPUS; TEENS; SUPPORTTHETROOPS; TERROR; OIL; RALLY; TAXES; FREEP; TERRORISM; CAMPUSSPEECH; GEORGESOROS; JIHADINAMERICA |
You realize of course, that searches on FR are not always dependable?
Proud poster of a total of 1 thread and 24,979 replies.
I've noticed there are many threads without any keywords. I try to add some when I see this, but I think the title search is the best option.
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How many different keywords are there for ZOT? I have seen quite a few, some very imaginative. (mesozotty, mezotyoulongtime)
BTW, I know how to see my total number of posts, but how do you see someone elses?
Thank you, thank you, TR. Somedays when I log on, I spend my time just adding "keywords" -- so later I, and others, can use that keyword to SEARCH.
Click on their name in a post to get their page, then click "In Forum".
I don't know how to do it if you don't see their name in a post already.
That still doesn't tell me the total number of posts. Like "16 threads , 3526 total posts"
Despite some of the derisive keywords added to this post, I think this is helpful in explaining the value of keywords. Thanks.
Thanks. Bookmarked.
10ACREBUTT; 1234POSTERENOMORE; 125NO3SIR; 3BEINGTHE3RDNO; 4HRSTOBURYTHECAT; A5MINARGUMENT; A5MINUTEARGUMENT; AFAMOUSHISTORIAN; AFRICANOREUROPEAN; AFTERTHATORALSEX; AGOODSPANKING; AHERRING; AHOLE; ALBATROSS; ALGORBATROSS; ALGOREISNOTMYPREZ; ALGOREMANOFWOOD; ALGORESAWITCH; ALLYOURBASE; ALLYOURDUTHREADS; ALLYOURI; ALLYOURLAWS; ALLYOURLUPINS; ALLYOURMONEY; ALLYOURSENATESEAT; ALLYOURVOTERS; ALLYOURVOTES; ALSOALSOWIK; AMOOSEONCEBITHER; AMYGOODMAN; ANARCHOSYNDICALISM; ANCHOVIES; ANDNOSINGING; ANDNOW4SOMETHING; ANEWT; ANHEUSER; ANNGOODMAN; ANSWERS; APATHAPATHNI; AREBELONGTOUS; AREYOUAPOOFTER; ARIANAHUFFINGTROLL; ARMEDWITHABANANA; ARMPIT; ASHRUBBERY; ASSORTEDMINIATURES; ATETHEMINSTRELLS; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAAUSTRALIA; BACKTODU; BADABING; BALDIE; BANNEDACCOUNT; BARKINGMOONBAT; BEAUTYSCHOOLDROPOUT; BEAVIS; BEENABADBADBOY; BEENSACKEDAGAIN; BEHINDTHERABBIT; BERLINWALL; BETTERGETABUCKET; BIGGUSDICKUS; BIGPOINTYTEETH; BITEYOURLEGSOFF; BITEYOUROWNHEADOFF; BLIMEYITSHOTINERE; BLOODYPEASANT; BLUENOREDAAIIGGH; BOGDANPOLSKA; BOLTONISNOTLOB; BRAINDONOR; BRAVELYRANAWAY; BRAVESIRROBIN; BREAKHIM; BRIDGEMADEOFSTONE; BRIDGEOFDEATH; BRINGMEABUCKET; BRINGOUTYOURDEAD; BROKENTROLL; BUBBASGOTATHONG4U; BUHBYE; BUILDABRIDGEOUTAHER; BUTTHEAD; BWIANEH; CALLMEDENNIS; CALLMELORETTA; CALLOFTHEVIKINGS; CAMEERE4ANARGUMENT; CAMELOTSSILLYPLACE; CAPTAINPEACOCK; CASTLEANTHRAX; CASTLEOFAAIIGGHHH; CATCHAFRIDGE; CHAPSTICK; CHEESE; CHEESEALERT; CHEESEANDSPAM; CHEESEEATING; COMEAGAIN; COMMIES; COMMUNISM; COMMUNISTS; COMPLETELYDIFFERENT; CONFUSEITSOMEMORE; CRYBABY; CUTDOWNATREEWITH; DACHRATTE; DAIRYPRODUCTS; DAISYBRIGADE; DAZEDCONFUSED; DEADPARROTSKETCH; DEADSEATROLLS; DEADTROLLPOSTING; DEADTROLLSKETCH; DEADTROLLWALKIN; DEEPHURTING; DEMENTEDUNDERLINGS; DENNISMOORE; DEODORANT; DESSICATEDCORPSE; DESSICATEDMIND; DIDNOTLISTENINCLASS; DIEDWHILEWRITING; DIORAMAOFTHEMOUTH; DIRTYWORKAFOOT; DISRUPTER; DOESITHURT; DOESSHEGO; DOGATEMYHOMEWORK; DONTBESUCHABABY; DRSNIFFLESWIPER; DUCHEBAG; DUDIPSHIT; DUMBASS; DUMMY; DUSRUPTER; DUTROLL; 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HOWNOTTOBESEEN; HOWSITGOING; HUGETRACTSOFLAND; HUHHUHSHESAIDBUSH; IAMINHASTE; IAMWOMANHELPMEWIPE; IAMWOMANITHINK; IBETYOUREGAY; IDONTBELIEVEIT; IDONTLIKESPAM; IFEELHAPPYIFEEL; IGOTBETTER; IKEEPSAYINGIT; ILOVESPAM; ILUVWIENERGIRL; IM37; IMAROMANAWOMAN; IMBEINGREPRESSED; IMBOGDAN; IMNOTOLD; IMNOTWEARINGPANTS; INCONTINENTIABUTTOX; INDOCTRINATION; INEEDPROZAC; INHALEDWANDERINGMIME; INKPENS; INVISIBLETAPE; IORDERU2BEQUIET; ISAIDITAGAIN; ISAIDITAGAINAAHH; ISYOURWIFEAGOER; ISYOURWIFEASPORT; IT; ITBURNSITBURNS; ITHURTSALOT; ITS; ITSACHEESESHOPSIR; ITSAFALSEONE; ITSATEMPERATEZONE; ITSJUSTALILBUNNY; ITSMYRIGHTASAMAN; ITSVERYRUNNYSIR; ITSWAFFERTHIN; IWANT2HAVEBABIES; IWANTTOBEAWOMAN; IWEARDEPENDS; JALATHEJIHADGERBIL; JAROFTROLLSOULS; JOSEPHSTALIN; JUDEANPEOPLESFRONT; JUDYWOODRUFF; JUMPOUTOFRABBIT; JUSTAFLESHWOUND; JUSTALILBITOPERIL; JUSTGETOVERIT; KEYWORD; KEYWORDABUSE; KICKMEIMTROLLISH; KILLDAWABBIT; KINGARTHUR; KNEELBEFOREZOT; KNEEPADSALERT; KNEEPADSBRIGADE; KNIGHTSWHOSAYNI; KNUCKLEHEAD; LADYOFTHEEVENING; LADYOFTHEHOUSE; LADYOFTHELAKE; LARGEWOODENBADGER; LAZY; LEAD; LILFERMENTEDCURD; LITTLEREDSCHOOLHOUSE; LITTLESHORTBUS; LIVESINABLOODYSWAMP; LOOKATTHEBONES; LOOKINGFORMYIDIUM; LOOKONABRIGHTSIDE; LOOKSLIKEAPENGUIN; LOOKWHATDROPPEDIN; LOPYROWNHEADOFF; LOSTTHEHISTORYBOOK; LOTSAKEYWORDS; LOVELYFILTHOVAERE; LOVELYPLUMAGE; LPDUMMY; MANINADRESS; MANINDRAG; MARXISM; MAXINEWATERS; MESSAGEFORYOUSIR; MINDYEROWNBIZNESS; MISTERKREOSOTE; MOBYDICKS; MOISTENEDBINT; MONTYPYTHON; MOOSE; MOOSEANDCHEESE; MOOSEBITESCANBNASTY; MOTHERWASAHAMSTER; MRHUMPHREYS; MRSCONCLUSION; MRSSLOCOMBE; MRSSLOCUMBESPUSSY; MRWENSLEYDALE; MSMSMS; MUSTBEFRENCH; MYTWINSISTERDINGO; NANANANAHEYHEY; NASTYSTUCKUPTWIT; NAUGHTIUSMAXIMUS; NAUGHTYBITS; NAUGHTYEVILZOOT; NEEDSHERMEDS; NI; NO5ISRIGHTOUT; NOFRYDOG; NOITSNIMORENASAL; NOMINATEFORAPULITZER; NOMORESINGING; NONEWTALETOTELL; NOTAVERYGOODNAME; NOTHISISABUSE; NOTLOBISBOLTON; NOTQUITEDEADYET; NOTYOURLUCKYDAY; NOWIEATTHEBANANA; NU; NUMBERSHALLBE3; OHBLOODYHELL; OHSODOFF; OHSTOPIT; OHTOBEALUMBERJACK; OHWHATAGIVEAWAY; OLDMANFROMTHREAD24; OLDWOMAN; OLDWOMANERRMAN; OOOHYAWICKEDAY; ORANATANGS; OWAREYOUBRUCE; PACIFICA; PANANDROMEOFISSI; PASSINGRUFFIANS; PENILECODES; PHEEEEWWWWWWWWWWW; PININGFORFJORDS; POINTEDSTICKS; PORKRINDS; POWEROFCHEESE; PRESORTEDMAIL; PUBLICSCHOOL; PUBLIKSK00LST00DENT; PUFROMDU; PUTSOMEICEONTHAT; RATSORBET; REAGANLEGACY; REDDUPE; REDISTRIBUTINGWEALTH; REEDUCATIONCENTER; REMEDIALENGLISHREDUX; REMOVETHESUPPORTS; RNCONVENTION1992; ROCKSCHURCHESLEAD; ROGUEHERRYS; ROMANESEUNTDOMUS; ROMANSGOHOME; RONALDREAGAN; ROTOROOTERHIM; RUAPOOFTER; RULE1NOPOOFTERS; RULE3NOPOOFTERS; RULE4ALLDRINKING; RULE5NOPOOFTERS; RULE6ISNORULE6; RULE7NOPOOFTERS; RUNAWAY; SAVEMEMOMMY; SAYNOMORESQUIRE; SENATORLANDREAUSUX; SENATORLANDRIEU; SHEEPSBLADDERS; SHEHASGOTAWART; SHENEEDEDASHOWER; SHESALLWET; SHESAWITCH; SHESBEENSACKED; SHESFEELINGDOWN; SHESHERSTORY; SHESMADEOFWOOD; SHOUTITOUT; SHUTUPPLEASESHUTUP; SILLIESTTHREADEVER; SILLIUSSODDUS; SILLYENGLISHKNIGGITS; SILLYWALKIN; SILLYWALKS; SIRGALAHAD; SIRIHAVEAPLAN; SIRLANCELOT; SISTER; SKANKINASHOWER; SKIPABITBROTHER; SKIPPY; SOFTCOOKEDEGG; SOILEDMYARMOR; SOLONGYOUREGONE; SOMECALLMETIM; SOMECHEESEPLEASE; SOMEMOISTENEDBIMP; SONOFASILLYPERSON; SORRYSORRYSOSORRY; SOVIETUNION; SPAMBAKEDBEANSSPAM; SPAMEGGSSPAM; SPAMMERHAMMER; SPAMSPAMSAPMBEANS; SPAMSPAMSPAM; SPEAKING; SPELLBOLORWITHAK; STALIN; STALINIST; STEPONCATNOISE; STICKYCHIN; STOOPID; STRANGELADYINPOND; STRAWBERRYTART; STRIKEUPTHEBANNED; STUPIDGIT; STWIKEHIMCENTUWION; SUICIDESQUADATTACK; SUPERZOTTTTTTT; SURRENDERMONKEY; SUX2BU; SWAMPCASTLE; SWEETFANCYMOSES; TAKINFRBYSURPRISE; TANKYOUCOMEAGAIN; TAUNTUA2NDTIME; TAXDOLLARSATWORK; TEARDOWNTHISWALL; TERMPAPER; THEBLACKKNIGHT; THEBUCKETRESIDENCE; THEHALFATROLL; THELOONEYINSPECTOR; THEMAJESTIKMOOSE; THEORALSEX; THINKILLGO4WALK; THISISABUSE; THISISACHEESESHOP; THMODSQUADSTRIKES; THOMETHINGITHAID; THPPPPPPPPT; THWOWHIM2THEFLOOR; TINGLESALITTLE; TISBUTASCRATCH; TISONLYAFLESHWOUND; TISSADTIMES; TOOMANYKEYWORDS; TOSSAWOMBAT; TOUCHOFDEWWINGDO; TREASURETRAIL; 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WIENERGIRL4PRES; WIENERGIRLANDME; WIENERGIRLHEYGUYS; WIENERGIRLISCUTE; WIENERGIRLLOVESPEPSI; WIENERGIRLMEANSLOVE; WIENERGIRLROCKS; WIENERGIRLSNICE; WIENERGIRLTOOHOT; WIENERGIRLWHOKNEW; WIFEOFBWIAN; WILLYOUBEQUIET; WINONE4THEGIPPER; WINONESTRIKES; WISHIDBEENAGIRLY; WOMBAT; WOMBATATTACK; WOMBATSANDMOOSE; WOMBATTOSS; WONDERFULSPAM; WOTTENBEHAVIOUR; YAKSHAVINGDAY; YAPPINGALLTHETIME; YATTA; YELLOWBEARD; YOUDONTFRIGHTENUS; YOUDONTVOTE4KING; YOUKILLEDMYAUNTY; YOULLBESTONEDEAD; YOUNGMRGRACE; YOUPAYFORTHIS; YOURADHERE; YOURBLOODYNUMBER; YOURDINGOATEMYBABY; YOUREALOONEY; YOURENOTBRUCE; YOURLUPINESPLEASE; YOUVEGOTBADBREATH; ZIPIT; ZIPITGOOD; ZOOTWILLBATHEYOU; ZOT; ZOTALERT; ZOTALOT; ZOTBASEYATTA; ZOTENOUGH; ZOTPING; ZOTSPAMZOT; ZOTTED; ZZZOOOOOOOOOOOOTTT; ZZZZZZIPIT; ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ;
And that's just from memory.
This would be a good thread to add your ping list post to.
Common keywords I categorize by:
keywords: aliens, banglist, waronterror, WOT, humantrafficking, CHARITYFOUNDATION,
homosexualagenda, gnfi, gnfa, procoalition, gangs, m13, ICE, puff, OILFORFOOD, WARLIST,prewardocs,
predator, ice, porn, braindead, body brokers, ABSCAM, ROC, taintedblood,ADSCAM (canada)
--thanks--(this must be my 15 minutes of fame)--
Shooting suspect to appear in court
Rhetoric flows as 4 plead guilty in protest
Hunting fossils and fame: Author to discuss book on scientists and competition
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