Stocker

Lately there have been a LOT of questions from newcomers which have already been answered, and a quick search could have prevented a useless thread being generated. I remember another board I used to frequent (FXTreme?) had a feature that was a minor hassle but seemed a good idea to me: Before it would let you start a new thread, you had to select a box next to a line that said "Have you searched?" with a link to the search function.

n00b questions lately driving me banana.gif



Anyone else think this is a good idea, or am I just being crotchety?

DTN

I think that you need to make a new graphic rather then using one from another website.

The search function does not work well on the site. The site requires a software upgrade which will put it back to stock. This software upgrade will allow for better searches. The current search function takes too long and only allows for searching of a single forum at a time.

Also, you're being crotchety. This is HA. It's a laid back website and we don't tell ne3bz to search. We just answer questions, or we don't.

majik

^ agreed. We exist to provide assistance to our members. We aren't so overloaded that we can't assist in searching and spoon feeding.

After being around for 10 years, you see almost every question asked. I'm sure 90% of technical questions have been answered somewhere, in some way, but new people provide a new perspective.

Visionz

Exactly! We pride ourselves in being not only the most laid back Hyundai forum, but also the most knowledgeable. Yes, anyone can just do a search, but alot of time when someone is looking for a quick direct answer to a problem, they come to us for help. It would be like calling tech support for a computer problem, and them telling you its been discussed many times and to do a search on Google for it.

Not the answer 90% of people would want to hear. And besides, more content on the site other than just "search" is much better for when the spiders and robots crawl the site and index it. smile.gif

Stocker

Meh. You youngsters don't know what's good for you. Oh well. It would be nice if the search function could search the whole shebang, but oh well I just <strike>work</strike> post here