[BufordP]

From here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/*/

I enter the following in the "Go" box in the upper right corner:

posts-by:johnrobinson

I don't get the results I expect and here's what's in the "Go" box:

title:posts-by:johnrobinson

So if I want to search for a poster I have to do one of the following:

1. Go to any user's profile page

   -http://www.freerepublic.com/~BufordP/
   -Enter the user you want to look up in the "view home page, enter name:" box in upper right corner
   -Then click "In Forum"

2. Hand jam

   http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/posts-by:johnrobinson/

   in the browser's URL/address box

I don't see where http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/user-posts works anymore.

Seems if I want to do a keyword search I have to hand jam it into the browser's URL/address box:

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/walterreed/

No online Help.

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Okay, so as I play around with it a little more I see that in order to do a "keyword" search I don't put anything in the "Go" box other than the keyword.

No online Help.

Wonder what happens if I enter "walterreed;aar"?

Oops! "Nothing matched your criteria." and "title:walterreed;aar" in the "Go" box.

[Vicki]

Took a couple days, but getting used to it.

[DollyCali]

Hi John,

I am pretty visually oriented & so my comments will be more that way rather than “functional”. I haven’t yet posted a new article at the Finest.. I suppose then I will see if there is anything to be done & Billie will work it out for us, as she always does.

BUT for function.. an edit for each post would be nice to have. Not need to bother the mods as often

Visually: I would like a good logo/banner at the top of page. With all the graphic art talent here at FR (Billie, mama bear and others) it would be good.

I dislike the font on the home page. I prefer arial or comic sans (or something flashier but I know often hard to read) over the Courier & Times New Roman types which I think is boring.

The overall visual is NOT catchy - not that it must be. Just my opinons..

I know the biggest job you had was to make it more “workable” and I am guessing it is!

Thanks for your efforts

[jackv]

How do you do a search and a post article?
I don’t like the bland colors. Took me forever to get back to this post because the colors are not as defined.
I’m not good with change I guess. I preferred the old way.

[Vaduz]

If it’s done right the first time change is not required.

[daylilly]

Good work, I like it. I haven’t figured out how to use every feature, but I will be working on it. I appreciate your efforts for all of us.

[betty boop]

Where did the Search function that used to be on the main Forum page go?

[PLMerite]

Please not a gray background, not enough contrast for my poor tired eyes.

[AuH2ORepublican]

With the new format, how can I search using keywords or posters? I can’t find the “search” button they used to have in the forum (the only search button I can find is the one in the homepage, which only allows searches of words in the titles of posts).

I apologize in advance if I’m failing to see something obvious.

[AwesomePossum]

"Don't look a gift horse in the mouth"............Keep up the outstanding work!!

:}

[Sally'sConcerns]

So far I just don’t like it at all. I much preferred to have my breaking news as the top column on the right hand side because I could take a quick look and find easily what I might be looking for.

Now I feel like I’m indiscriminately wading around in waters I’m unfamilar with.

Where is everything and how do I re-set my FR screen to the way it was?

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

A tab for State Message Board near the Forum / Comments / Pings tabs would be slick.

You might consider using a dark blue, perhaps #333399, perhaps bold, for stories not yet read. The gray font for viewed stories is excellent, BTW.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

BIG, BIG request: An option to Right-Click any story in any sidebar and HIDE it from that sidebar would be REALLY slick—whether viewed or not. That would let us clean up our screens wonderfully.

[RabidBartender]

Would you be able to add a link on the bottom of the individual thread pages to http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/posts:*/?view=brief ? Example below:

Free Republic
Articles · Comments · Search · Brief (or Briefs)

The ‘Comments’ link defaults to http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/posts:*/ and begins loading all the pictures/graphics/posts for all recent threads. Before, it used to display the Headers Only.

I tried changing my account settings, but I don’t know if you guys have gotten to that yet.

Thanks.

[PureSolace]

I miss the old style. :( It was easier to search and navigate. Less moving parts. More Brief.

What was wrong with just pure raw Information? That’s what makes the drudgereport so awesome. It’s just simple text and links. I miss simplicity.

*sigh* but me complaining won’t change it back.

[Purdue Pete]

Please, please, please bring back the old search feature. Finding posts by certain Freepers was so simple. I used it every day.

Thanks for your consideration of this matter.

[adopt4Christ]

I don’t go to FR nearly as often since it changed it’s look. It’s too hard to look down to the threads I want to read. I consider myself a very flexible, open-minded person. Sorry, Jim. Just am not enjoying the ease of browsing topics like I always have.

Someone once said that we should not be so open minded that our brains fall out. I don’t know how that applies to this, but I like the saying.