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Recent Changes @ FreeRepublic 12-Oct-2001

Posted on 10/12/2001 7:46:38 PM PDT by John Robinson

Making changes to the Self-Search function, and in particular, how the database is organized in relation to Self-Search.

Self-Searches should now be lightning quick and should span many months. The current index holds about 6 months of data (all I have available.)


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Comment #461 Removed by Moderator

To: John Robinson
JohnRob,

Maybe the ALL address could be "privileged" - any ALL post would go FIRST to a moderator who then being privileged could, if deemed of general import, post it to ALL.

Otherwise every yahoo and his brother will be posting to all.

Just trying to help. Sorry if this is not original - I don't have the strength to go through 370 posts looking for a similar idea.

You're doing good things - hang in there!

462 posted on 10/13/2001 3:40:18 PM PDT by Tunehead54
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
re: your ping list! I'm pinged!
463 posted on 10/13/2001 3:51:52 PM PDT by onyx
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To: Scuttlebutt
Never try to teach a pig to dance.
464 posted on 10/13/2001 3:57:07 PM PDT by ofMagog
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To: DoughtyOne
First off, ANY feature that is an "opt in", where you have to choose it to use it, is fine by me.

My perfect world would include having an "all" that is distinct and different from the self search, so that the two could be handled differently. If I want to see the things specific to my comments, I search on me (by the self search link). If I want to see the "all" comments, I choose to see them (previously, by searching articles+replies addressed to:"All").

Right now, for example, I get paged to this thread repeatedly, even though I asked the moderators to remove my post to this thread (which one of them did). I hoped that removing me from the thread would remove me from the all pings to the thread. It did not. That has to change at a minimum.

For a person who posts a lot (and I do, or at least did until recently) this "All" feature amounts to nuking our use of the self-search feature.

465 posted on 10/13/2001 3:59:49 PM PDT by Hugh Akston
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To: swheats; ofMagog; Snow Bunny; Carolinamom; Scuttlebutt; michigander; Fred Mertz; COB1...
(looking appropriately innocent)
Was I supposed to ping! you, swheats? ...:)))

Admitting myself to be a failure to not have done so on this particular thread, I leave you

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to gaze

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into the distance longingly, awaiting

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further instruction from JohnRob..:))

466 posted on 10/13/2001 4:24:49 PM PDT by LadyX
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To: FallGuy
OMIGOSH!!!

I failed to ping! YOU, NewGuy FallGuy!!

Please, please forgive the inexcusable oversight... it will only happen again..:)))

467 posted on 10/13/2001 4:27:47 PM PDT by LadyX
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To: 2ndMostConservativeBrdMember
Thanks for the ping! I LOVE the new changes!!!

Outstanding job JohnRob!

468 posted on 10/13/2001 4:32:13 PM PDT by NCEaglette
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To: LadyX
Are the voices in my head bothering you?
469 posted on 10/13/2001 4:35:52 PM PDT by ofMagog
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To: LadyX
Oh LadyX don't go there. I'm aware of all the changes I need to know of. How many times have we all wished for the new features only to have them in our grasp and then they're gone.
470 posted on 10/13/2001 4:41:40 PM PDT by swheats
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To: 2ndMostConservativeBrdMember
Now we all need to see who got the most "pings" to ALL. Is there anyone in the triple digits, yet?

Sheesh! I wonder if there's a way to delete "cluster-F" posts.

471 posted on 10/13/2001 5:31:07 PM PDT by Thumper1960
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To: 2ndMostConservativeBrdMember
Bump!
472 posted on 10/13/2001 5:44:24 PM PDT by Sawdring
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To: ofMagog; LadyX; COB1
What is this? I don't dare say all. Poor Arthur!
473 posted on 10/13/2001 6:37:41 PM PDT by Angelique
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To: 2ndMostConservativeBrdMember
When I hopped on today and refreshed my self-search and saw all the replies to me, it made me feel real popular! (o:

ROFLMBO .... always looking at the bright side of life huh .. fofl

474 posted on 10/13/2001 6:48:05 PM PDT by Mo1
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To: JohnHuang2
Testing works. ;-)
475 posted on 10/13/2001 6:48:31 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
I completely agree that an "All from FreeperName" is needed.
476 posted on 10/13/2001 7:13:37 PM PDT by DoughtyOne
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To: John Robinson
I like the updated format!
477 posted on 10/13/2001 7:15:30 PM PDT by nonliberal
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To: Hugh Akston
Thanks Hugh. I use the self search a lot so I'm with you on the need for a fix.
478 posted on 10/13/2001 7:20:22 PM PDT by DoughtyOne
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Comment #479 Removed by Moderator

To: John Robinson
The lines separating the posts are darker/fatter than the text. This makes it more difficult to focus on the text.
480 posted on 10/13/2001 8:43:00 PM PDT by cornelis
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