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Come on guys, forums are here to help us, where we can ask questions, and to those of you who go around from topic to topic trying to be intelligent by repeating the same phrase, "Use the Search"..
Sure we will use the search, but what if it doesnt help?
we all started here not knowing anything, and because someone joins and asks a question, its very unfair to jump down their throats.
think about it, you are a baby, and the minute you ask someone a question, they say "USE THE SEARCH"... i dont think you will feel appreciated or very welcome- LOL
no seriously, we are all here to learn and to help and to teach.
give your say...
do you agree or disagree?
[ This Message was edited by: DragonFly on 2003-10-01 11:32 ]
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Posted: 2003-09-26 13:53:02
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Couldn't agree moore!
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Posted: 2003-09-26 13:57:58
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damn... got moved while I was typing!...
although this has been discussed a few times lately I will add my 2 cents. I rarely, if ever, say "use the search" personally. In preference in cases when I think the search has not been used I do a search and show the results by leaving the full url to the search available to see, making it clear how I found the results, whereas for other urls I generally hide them with my now famous "here" or "this thread" type links.
I do think alot of people are lazy considering how little effort I use to find them results but I also think the search system itself can be improved, most notably by removing the omission of key words that I enter!
what does irk me is when someone comes into a thread that has already been answered and the only contribution they have is a comment to "use the search" with that user-the-search smilie (which is not really aptly named as such!).
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Posted: 2003-09-26 14:00:37
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search: use the search 
This gotta be the most popular phrase on Esato. Way up there with "How do I turn off clock screensaver"
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@masseur:
About the people posting "use the search" in already answered threads... I have to agree, it's the most irritating thing I know. It's like they can't be bothered to read the thread and just plaster the "use the search" down.
I guess some people use it as a cheep way to keep the post count up without actually putting in any effort to help...
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Posted: 2003-09-26 14:03:19
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...and just now... "can I remove the logo on my T610"!
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=38954&forum=2
(another one for your q&a thread wrath000!)
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Posted: 2003-09-26 14:04:49
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Yeah, i have to update it. I havn't done it for a while. (just the firmware version link...).
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Posted: 2003-09-26 14:07:52
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Most regular users on Esato agree that the search function is pretty poor. However, two points:
1. Quite often, *I* use the search function to answer someone's query (simply so, as I recall that threads containing the answers exist, but I can't quite remember where they are). I don't have too much trouble locating the answers, so neither should the peopl whom I'm trying to help;
2. Blatant posting on subjects for which even a cursory glance of the other threads would reveal a thread already exists is all to frequent, particularly by new users, but is in my opinion inexcusable - the attitude here is one of "I can't be bothered to read other threads, but I need help, so read my thread".
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Posted: 2003-09-26 14:09:58
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For an example of "can't be bothered to search" click
here
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Answers to the most common questions on Esato forums[ This Message was edited by: wrath000 on 2003-09-26 13:15 ]
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Posted: 2003-09-26 14:12:47
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i fully agree with all your postings....
sometimes you can just see when people dont even bother to use the search...
then i agree with the use the search phrase...
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Posted: 2003-09-26 14:13:51
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On 2003-09-26 14:12:47, wrath000 wrote:
For an example of "can't be bothered to search" click
here
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[ This Message was edited by: wrath000 on 2003-09-26 13:15 ]
1. I hope I don't get caught out being as contradictory as Yoeppie!
2.
Couldn't resist.
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Posted: 2003-09-26 14:18:12
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