03-04-2008, 02:11 PM
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Wucka Wocka Wacka
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: East of the Rockies, West of the Rest
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Seach feature in CP sucks
Specifically the characters you have to enter to complete a search...they are the most @#$%^#@ difficult characters to pick out...I need 4+ tries to get any search completed...
Am I just dim?
edit: Since I spelled 'Search' incorrectly in thread title I answered my own question...
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03-04-2008, 02:21 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Calgary
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I find the verification text hard to read as well. If you log in, however, you won't need to enter the text.
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Calgary... Anywhere else, I'd be conservative.
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03-04-2008, 02:51 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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If you use google, after your search word put " site:forum.calgarypuck.com" and you can use google to search CP.
It doesn't allow you to search each sub-forum, but it is fast
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"The problem with any ideology is that it gives the answer before you look at the evidence."
—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
—WKRP in Cincinatti
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03-04-2008, 05:14 PM
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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Yeah if you log in you shouldn't get the verification thing.
And google works well to, plus saves on our server resources 
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But certainty is an absurd one.
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03-04-2008, 05:20 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Singapore
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Were you searching for the Help/Suggestions forum?
Oh snap.
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Shot down in Flames!
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03-06-2008, 02:27 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: The wagon's name is "Gaudreau"
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I was doing a search for the G.I. Joe movie thread yesterday, and the engine would not let me search for G.I. or Joe. I ended up having to search "movie" and scrolled through about 7-8 pages of threads to find it. That 4 character minimum is a real bugger sometimes.
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03-06-2008, 02:30 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: back in the 403
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Teh_Bandwagoner
I was doing a search for the G.I. Joe movie thread yesterday, and the engine would not let me search for G.I. or Joe. I ended up having to search "movie" and scrolled through about 7-8 pages of threads to find it. That 4 character minimum is a real bugger sometimes.
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Agreed. Never really have had a problem with what the original poster in this thread was mentioning, but that 4 character minimum has driven me up the wall in the past.
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03-06-2008, 02:55 PM
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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You can use wildcards such as * or ? to get around that.
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Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position.
But certainty is an absurd one.
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03-06-2008, 02:58 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Sec 216
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Teh_Bandwagoner
I was doing a search for the G.I. Joe movie thread yesterday, and the engine would not let me search for G.I. or Joe. I ended up having to search "movie" and scrolled through about 7-8 pages of threads to find it. That 4 character minimum is a real bugger sometimes.
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yeah i hated taht too. but what Photon said put in GI** and Joe* and it'll let you search.
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03-06-2008, 03:11 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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__________________
"The problem with any ideology is that it gives the answer before you look at the evidence."
—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
—WKRP in Cincinatti
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03-06-2008, 03:13 PM
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobblehead
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So how many people clicked this link just of the hllvit and then immediatley clicked the second result. I don't think I even thought just clicked as soon as I saw it!!! 
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03-06-2008, 03:31 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Titan
So how many people clicked this link just of the hllvit and then immediatley clicked the second result. I don't think I even thought just clicked as soon as I saw it!!! |
*raises hand*
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"The problem with any ideology is that it gives the answer before you look at the evidence."
—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
—WKRP in Cincinatti
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03-06-2008, 03:35 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Victoria, BC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobblehead
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When I use that I usually get this message from Google:
We're sorry...
... but your query looks similar to automated requests from a computer virus or spyware application. To protect our users, we can't process your request right now.
We'll restore your access as quickly as possible, so try again soon. In the meantime, if you suspect that your computer or network has been infected, you might want to run a virus checker or spyware remover to make sure that your systems are free of viruses and other spurious software.
If you're continually receiving this error, you may be able to resolve the problem by deleting your Google cookie and revisiting Google. For browser-specific instructions, please consult your browser's online support center.
We apologize for the inconvenience, and hope we'll see you again on Google.
I WONT come back dammit!
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03-06-2008, 03:58 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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I get that if I'm running through a proxy.
If you want to see the same thing, go to google and put the following in the search box:
G.I. Joe site:forum.calgarypuck.com
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"The problem with any ideology is that it gives the answer before you look at the evidence."
—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
—WKRP in Cincinatti
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03-06-2008, 04:14 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Victoria, BC
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Haha, I have no idea what a proxy is. 
The G I Joe thing worked, but if I type in something like '2004 Stanley cup final gamethread site:forum.calgarypuck.com' and scroll through the search results, that 'error' is what eventually comes up.
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03-06-2008, 04:40 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: The wagon's name is "Gaudreau"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by flip
yeah i hated taht too. but what Photon said put in GI** and Joe* and it'll let you search.
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Thanks! I am learned now!
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03-06-2008, 04:42 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Estonia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HotHotHeat
Haha, I have no idea what a proxy is.
The G I Joe thing worked, but if I type in something like '2004 Stanley cup final gamethread site:forum.calgarypuck.com' and scroll through the search results, that 'error' is what eventually comes up. |
Anything before Aug 2004 is archived away.
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03-06-2008, 07:42 PM
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Had an idea!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KevanGuy
Anything before Aug 2004 is archived away.
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Is it readable?
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