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Posted on 02/12/2003 9:39:48 PM PST by Admin Moderator
There have been many duplicate threads lately. A search is easy to do, but is not 100% foolproof, nonetheless, it is very effective. The Free Republic search feature only looks at words in the title (words from within the article will not work). That is why it is imperative to use the original title. To avoid having duplicate posts, prior to posting an article, search a keyword from the title only. The main search page can be found here:
The best method to search is to pick a key word or two from the title. If the article you are posting is, "Powell Ties 'bin Laden' Message to Iraq", start with 'Powell' for the key word. If it is a hot topic, you might want to use two keywords, in this case, try Powell and laden. For an effective search, select 'match all words' and select 'order by post time'.
Search using 'powell' only - ninth article in list at the time of this posting.
Search using 'powell laden' - Third article in the list at the time of this posting.
Three words or more can also be used. Be aware, three letter words will NOT search. You must use four or more letters per word. So searching for FBI, CIA, ABC, FOX will result in no matches.
While I have your attention. Please, not every story is breaking news. If there is a hot current event, check breaking news. Most likely, it's there already. If you see a breaking news story on drudge, it's probably posted in breaking news already, please check first.
We don't care about the latest hollywood scandals, the latest Bill or Hillary antics or what Rosie is going to have for breakfast tomorrow, are they really breaking news? Keep them out of breaking news. If Bill would be arrested for crimes against the US, that would be breaking news. Keep breaking news for those really breaking news stories. That would be something that the entire country needs to know. Sorry, your dog catcher elections don't effect the nation.
You all have been doing a great job, but with all the news lately, a reminder helps. Thanks for listening.
You're friendly neighborhood Zot master. And for those that care.......
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Thanks, I had to dredge up this old one because I’d emailed twice since last friday and it didn’t work, but when I wrote a great, I mean GREAT moderator, my password, “i*l*ms****camel***p*es is still safe heh heh.
I apreciate the help. I believe my problem is the new computer isn’t “networked” to the old.
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