• Why can we not use search on the forums
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Hay facepunch. Any one know why we are not allowed to use the Search option on the forums. "Sorry, searching is limited to moderators and gold members right now"
It causes too much strain on the servers so Garry/compwhizzi limited it to select user groups to stop it lagging the shit out of facepunch.
Only golds get to lag the servers
causes stress on the server I heard, but golds can use it if you want to look for a server use the name or subject of a server plus put facepunch on google and you should find it
The FP server is actually powered by garry running furiously on a treadmill.
Couldn't you just use a Google page to search?
It's been this way for a while.. but sometimes it'll switch and we'll be able to search for a few months then a while later it'll switch back. try using google and using site:[url]www.facepunch.com[/url] or however that code works.
Why is it only Facepunch which has stress problems, god damn.
Only Gold Members can use the fancy search. You blue peasants get to use Google. Advice: add "site:facepunch.com" to the end of your search, and it will only return results from Facepunch. Very useful. I actually do it that way sometimes, because it's faster.
[QUOTE=Coffee;26003141]Couldn't you just use a Google page to search?[/QUOTE] You can't google your old posts though
[QUOTE=Mlisen14;26003205]You can't google your old posts though[/QUOTE] this is why i want search
Ok thanks guys I could use google but me and google are no longer friends :D
[QUOTE=ciyborg_delta1;26003251]Ok thanks guys I could use google but me and google are no longer friends :D[/QUOTE] me and you aren't friends either :D
Now it gives us a reason to post on the forums for gold member.
it uses too much bandwidth
Can't use Google anymore, viewing threads has been disabled unless you are logged in. [editline]12th November 2010[/editline] [QUOTE=Atchell;26004897]it uses too much bandwidth[/QUOTE] No silly. Allowing everyone to have 1024 x 768 avatars would use too much bandwidth.
[QUOTE=gman003-main;26003200]Only Gold Members can use the fancy search. You blue peasants get to use Google. Advice: add "site:facepunch.com" to the end of your search, and it will only return results from Facepunch. Very useful. I actually do it that way sometimes, because it's faster.[/QUOTE] who the fuck are you to call people "blue peasants," you're a gold member because you post a lot, where as we had to fucking pay money for it
Bluesecution, that's why. Also, because of the server lag likely caused by having every member able to search.
aktw what are you talking about, [img]http://i54.tinypic.com/az9wkh.png[/img] is it so much to ask that you stay logged in
[QUOTE=Bletotum;26007842]aktw what are you talking about, [img_thumb]http://i54.tinypic.com/az9wkh.png[/img_thumb] is it so much to ask that you stay logged in[/QUOTE] Nuh uh. Google can't index posts anymore, is what I meant.
At least let us search our previous posts for fucks sakes.
I'd like to see my previous posts at least please.
i am angry, ANGRY ABOUT SEARCH
Because the server FP runs on is a weak piece of shit.
Soon, search.. Soon you will be in my grasp..
Everyone fucking asks this. Tsk tsk
I really wish we had it back fuck you gold members to hell
Because Google exists allready.
Yeah I only used search for seeing my previous posts. I'm sure there's a way to configure a new system that lets us see old posts without using search, like keeping an archive of links to posts you made automatically.
One of the reasons that's search is enabled for gold members so they're able to track their shitposting, obviously.
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