using the search function

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CariElf, the search function on this web site does not work.

If I enter in MASO and hit search it returns nothing. I know that I have posted several topics that have MASO in the subject and body of the post.

If I hit "show my Posts" nothing. Once again I have several hundred posts to my name and it shows nothing.

I have never been successful using this search and it would be nice if it was either fixed or removed. I find it very frustrating that the website shows a tool that does not work.
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
Strange works for me I just did both tests.

Newfy did you brush your teeth ?
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Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
Newfy did you brush your teeth ?
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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

It may have been a temporary error. Are you using the website or SDC?

Also, if all else fails, the forum posts will show up in google. :)

So you can type in galciv and newfyscotian and get a bunch of hits.

The link didn't work so well.  You'll have to google it yourself. :)


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Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
I use the website. I tried google and the results are interesting but still not giving me what I am looking for. I posted a couple of strategies in the CSF forum and I am trying to find them. I wanted to modify them and rerelease them.
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
Maybe I am doing the search wrong. I go into the Empire forum then open up the Canadian Star Empire thread and type in MASO hit GO. I get an empty search box right away.

I go back into the CSF empire thread and hit show my posts ... I get and empty search box right away.

I try this using even common words and get the same thing every time. For some reason the search is not working.
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
Strange, for me, the search function was to find topics that have specific words in it. Not the posts.
Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top
Ok, I have done a bit more research on this issue. In this forum if I do a search on my name I can find about 10 posts that I have created.

How is the search supposed to work. Should it only find topics with the search criteria in the topic or should the search find words within the actual posts?

If I can't search through the posts for "strategies" or "MASO" then I feel that the search is not working as I expected.
Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top
I think it only searches the poster of the original thread and the titles.  It doesn't actually search the replies to threads.