Breaking News and Search

2/12/03 | Admin Moderator

[Admin Moderator]

There have been many duplicate threads lately. A search is easy to do, but is not 100% foolproof, nonetheless, it is very effective. The Free Republic search feature only looks at words in the title (words from within the article will not work). That is why it is imperative to use the original title. To avoid having duplicate posts, prior to posting an article, search a keyword from the title only. The main search page can be found here:

SEARCH

The best method to search is to pick a key word or two from the title. If the article you are posting is, "Powell Ties 'bin Laden' Message to Iraq", start with 'Powell' for the key word. If it is a hot topic, you might want to use two keywords, in this case, try Powell and laden. For an effective search, select 'match all words' and select 'order by post time'.

Search using 'powell' only - ninth article in list at the time of this posting.

Search using 'powell laden' - Third article in the list at the time of this posting.

Three words or more can also be used. Be aware, three letter words will NOT search. You must use four or more letters per word. So searching for FBI, CIA, ABC, FOX will result in no matches.

Search using FBI

While I have your attention. Please, not every story is breaking news. If there is a hot current event, check breaking news. Most likely, it's there already. If you see a breaking news story on drudge, it's probably posted in breaking news already, please check first.

We don't care about the latest hollywood scandals, the latest Bill or Hillary antics or what Rosie is going to have for breakfast tomorrow, are they really breaking news? Keep them out of breaking news. If Bill would be arrested for crimes against the US, that would be breaking news. Keep breaking news for those really breaking news stories. That would be something that the entire country needs to know. Sorry, your dog catcher elections don't effect the nation.

You all have been doing a great job, but with all the news lately, a reminder helps. Thanks for listening.

You're friendly neighborhood Zot master. And for those that care.......

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[Spunky]

The best method to search is to pick a key word or two from the title

KEYWORDS: ADMIN LECTURE SERIES; ADMIN MODERATOR; DONT ABUSE KEYWORDS; KITTENS; OVERLORD; SEARCH; THREAD NAZI;

I have a question. Does keyword only work if you pick a keyword from the title? Or are you able to bring up the thread by using one of the keywords that was put in the keyword section when you create the thread? Example above.

And how long does it take to be able to find an article with a keyword or the title? I have created a thread and later that day tried to bring it up with a keyword or the complete title and it doesn't come up.

[Mr. Mulliner]

I have a question. Why are "match all words" and "order by post time" not the default settings in search? I kind of tire of having to set them each time I do a post.

[LouD]

Just for the record: That "We are the Overlords" video ROCKS!

[talleyman]

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.

[CounterCounterCulture]

Testing...1-2-5

[Argus]

Bump to archive.

[snopercod]

I long for the days when we could use google.com to search FR. We could find anything. All that went away the first week of February, 2002.

Any idea what happened? Was a change in the FR sofware made to make FR unreachable by web spiders? (Jim_Rob disavows any knowledge. I have asked him several times.)

[Future Useless Eater]

Here are quick-links for searching Free Republic and others...

QUICK-LINKS

(I placed them on a separate website because I can't seem to add a javascript: link here)


Try these out!

If any of these work for you, bookmark them, or drag the link up to your browser's toolbar.

• Once bookmarked, they SAVE TIME by not having to open a SEARCH PAGE FIRST.
• A prompt will immediately ask what you want to search for,
• A 2ND WINDOW will open with the search 'hits' (not disturbing your primary window).

[Diddle E. Squat]

I take it sweeps week is over and we are into thread reruns?

[Admin Moderator]

Some posters missed it the first time it aired.

[My2Cents]

"...Can whisper tales of gore..."

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

or what Rosie is going to have for breakfast tomorrow

Don't you mean What she's NOT having for breakfast tomorrow? The list would be shorter.

[Cultural Jihad]

Would be nice to have a feature in FR that looks up what you're about to post and says, if applicable, "THIS LOOKS LIKE A DUPLICATE POST (LINK, LINK, LINK) - ARE YOU SURE?"

A good idea. But then, so is the search function. A system is only as good as it is followed.

[socal_parrot]

Thanks for the clarification. I was just about to post my I have this thing on my foot thread under Breaking news.

[Diddle E. Squat]

You ain't kidding!

Hang in there.

[dixiechick2000]

"Let's hope it's configurable for either/or. I like being able to see if the threads I've posted to have seen a lot of other posts, even if none were in response to my post."

Check out IP's #69, the post right after yours.

IT WORKS!!!

Thanks, Indy Pendance!

[DoughtyOne]

Thanks for the reminder. Folks joke about it, but it's a pain to try to find all the information on a story when there are five or six different threads with the same article. The astute posters will find one and make comments there, but sometimes they don't see the prior threads and provide some good links in the periferal low volume threads, that go unnoticed because very few enter the second through seventh treads with the same title.

Folks, if you don't want to bother checking titles before you post, using the proper title, posting the whole article unless it's with an objecting source, or formating the articles correctly, please tip off a friend and ask them to post for you.

Thanks.

[Future Useless Eater]

I created some javascript QUICK-LINKS for searching F.R.

(I placed them on a separate website because I don't think it is possible to add a javascript link here)

See if you like them...

* If any of these work for you, bookmark them, or drag the link up to your browser's toolbar.
*Once bookmarked, they SAVE TIME by not having to open a SEARCH PAGE FIRST.
* A prompt will immediately ask what you want to search for,
* A 2ND WINDOW will open with the search 'hits' (not disturbing your primary window).
* These make it REALLY EASY to check if someone beat you to the draw. You can do this JUST BEFORE YOUR FINAL COMMIT OF A NEW POSTING.

[Seeking the truth]

Can't argue with the "Breaking News" criteria, but please explain why the Nascar race thread was in "Breaking News".

[Karliner]

Nice oldie, Seems the only way to contact a mod. Now that I have two computers that seemingly do not “speak” to each other I am logged in to one and not on another.
Therefore I’ve lost my old log in password because I’ve been logged in since I first found this site( and first got a computer) in 2005. Now, I’m so inundated with paswords for all the sites i cannot remember how to log in to freerepublic. I’ve asked politely twice for my password in the last week, last night arounf 2100 was the last time. No response becuse I bet you think I’m already logged in. Not so on my large Cray monster HPxm8400”Thee beast...please admin mod, send me my password....my memory is failing me.
Thanks,
Karliner, the greatgrandchild of the pogrom in karlinville Europe