Here's a Search feature suggestion that just occurred to me -- to be able to search a specific thread for a phrase and/or poster -- mostly because I want to look for all my first reactions to Firefly here and see how my reaction to the series evolved, without going through every single post I've made everywhere else, which is perhaps unfortunately quite a few....
Gabriel: Are you trying to destroy this family? Simon: I didn't realize it would be so easy.
'Safe'
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Theodosia - Dec 24, 2002 6:35:17 am PST #2261 of 10000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
DXMachina - Dec 24, 2002 6:41:33 am PST #2262 of 10000
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
The current search function allows you to search by poster, although it doesn't do phrases yet. (You can put a phrase in, but it will be parsed as individual keywords.)
Angus G - Dec 24, 2002 6:41:58 am PST #2263 of 10000
Roguish Laird
Connie, as a very rough workaround you could temporarily unsubscribe from all the other threads!
DXMachina - Dec 24, 2002 6:45:03 am PST #2264 of 10000
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
You can search a thread by adding the thread_id to the search page URL, e.g. you can search this thread by using [link]
Jon B. - Dec 24, 2002 6:46:00 am PST #2265 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
search.php?thread_id=n (where n is the thread number) get you the option of searching a single thread.
t edit Curse you, speedy-fingered DXM!
Angus G - Dec 24, 2002 6:48:32 am PST #2266 of 10000
Roguish Laird
Ooh, very cool! I love undocumented features.
billytea - Dec 24, 2002 7:18:31 am PST #2267 of 10000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
You can search a thread by adding the thread_id to the search page URL...
I sometimes use it to look up a particular person's COMM oeuvre. It's a great way to spend a dull moment. (I'm checking out Madrigal's work as we speak.)
Hee. Tee hee hee. HeeheeheeheBWAHAHAHAH!!
§ ita § - Dec 24, 2002 7:51:26 am PST #2268 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
There is no phrase searching, but the posts are sorted by some arcane formula for relevance, so the hits near the top should be closest to being the actual phrase.
Sophia Brooks - Dec 24, 2002 8:32:42 am PST #2269 of 10000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Non-tech geek person asking a question-- Hopw do we know what the thread ID is?
Dana - Dec 24, 2002 8:33:27 am PST #2270 of 10000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Look in your address bar while you're in the thread. The URL contains the thread ID in the form "thread_id=n".