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§ ita § - Jan 17, 2005 6:53:07 am PST #9281 of 10000

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

There's work being done on the ability to search for user profiles, right? To find their e-mail address, etc.?

No, because no one's specced it out. There was talk of searching by e-mail address, and vague mentions. Also, bear in mind that searching on "Polter-Cow" is one thing and "Polter Cow" is another. It mightn't be the godsend that people envision.

As for the thread search function -- it's been coded, but not tested. Warning -- it may prove to be too big a resource drain even with the modified implementation (the index files are HUGE), so it mightn't make it to prime time anyway.

P-C -- that's because Dana showed up and offered opinions, which most other people didn't do. So there wasn't anyone else to disagree with, for the most part.

amych - Jan 17, 2005 6:55:06 am PST #9282 of 10000

Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

The former is already implemented, and the latter is coded, but not prettified or tested.

Woo! And, duh. Apparently I don't mark enough to notice....

DXMachina - Jan 17, 2005 7:01:39 am PST #9283 of 10000

You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

Searching user list by e-mail address

If nothing else, I'd like to have this on the Maintain Users page, just for those times when an email shows up in the admin mailbox that says "I've forgotten both my username and password. Can you tell me what they are?" so we can help them out.

That said, I'm not sure how helpful such a feature would be to the community in general, since a lot of folks hide their addresses anyway.

I'm for "fixing the first post issue" and "enforcing no posts past 10,000."

Jesse - Jan 17, 2005 7:01:53 am PST #9284 of 10000

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I love labelling bookmarks, think photos are unnecessary, hope search can work someday, and don't think I care about any of the other stuff.

Jesse - Jan 17, 2005 7:03:07 am PST #9285 of 10000

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

since a lot of folks hide their addresses anyway.

That's the default option, isn't it? I'd bet a lot of people have their addresses hidden just because they never un-hid it.

DXMachina - Jan 17, 2005 7:05:05 am PST #9286 of 10000

You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

I think it's better if the default is deliberately unhide.

Jesse - Jan 17, 2005 7:13:22 am PST #9287 of 10000

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Oh sure, I just meant, I'd be surprised if the bulk of people realize they are hiding their email address.

Deena - Jan 17, 2005 7:28:15 am PST #9288 of 10000

How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara

Labeling bookmarks is the only one I care about. That would be really nice.

Jon B. - Jan 17, 2005 7:43:32 am PST #9289 of 10000

A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

I think it's better if the default is deliberately unhide.

I'm not so sure. From a privacy standpoint, I think displaying one's email to all users should be an opt-in. If there's an "emergency", stompies can see everyone's email already.

DXMachina - Jan 17, 2005 8:04:22 am PST #9290 of 10000

You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

I'm not so sure. From a privacy standpoint, I think displaying one's email to all users should be an opt-in.

Umm, that's what I was saying, that it's better if the default is that the user must deliberately unhide their address.

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