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Topic: Why is there no search box in forums?

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dap594

This applies to all of the forums on NL. My topics are always being locked because of there being another topic which was done before. Yet, how can i find other topics easily, unless they are on the first page, so I am interested to know if anyone feels the same.

An example - I made a topic concerning the sequel to dodogo and it was closed because someone had a topic called dodogo challenge which was speculating on the possibility of there being a sequel. How was I supposed to know the topic dodogo challenge was about a sequel?

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@dap I use Google a lot to find a specific thread. And there is a search box at the top that does search for forum topics.

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theblackdragon

@dap594: there is the search bar up at the upper left-hand corner of NL that will pull up forum topics, but it's not the most reliable thing in the world because it also pulls up mainsite stuff. i usually find stuff via Google using 'site:nintendolife.com/forums (insert what i'm searching for here)'.

that said, you'll note that I didn't know that topic was actually about a sequel either -- another user was kind enough to point it out for us, so that we could keep all the discussion as together as possible (believe me, if merging threads were possible, we would be doing it a lot more often than just locking them). you'll also note that under normal circumstances, you are not in trouble for posting a duplicate thread on the forums -- we realize that the search function isn't all that great at the moment, so that's why we/i do my best to always find the original or current duplicate thread before locking the new ones.

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The search box's omission was designed intentionally to inconvenience you specifically.

Also, thanks for the search tip, TBD. I knew there was a way to do that but wasn't sure how. How handy.

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LuWiiGi

I had the same thought the other day. @theblackdragon Thanks, I never thought of that. All this time I've been searching through every topic list to get the right thread.

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sonic_brawler95

I'm starting to feel bad for making the Dodogo Challenge thread.....

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theblackdragon

there's nothing to feel bad about, sonic_brawler95. no one really owns a thread here; once it's created, it's for everyone to enjoy. so long as there's a place to discuss the original topic, there's nothing to worry about. :3

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grumblegrumble

dap594 wrote:

This applies to all of the forums on NL. My topics are always being locked because of there being another topic which was done before. Yet, how can i find other topics easily, unless they are on the first page, so I am interested to know if anyone feels the same.

An example - I made a topic concerning the sequel to dodogo and it was closed because someone had a topic called dodogo challenge which was speculating on the possibility of there being a sequel. How was I supposed to know the topic dodogo challenge was about a sequel?

I totally agree with this... Sometimes we are "scolded" for creating a duplicate topic, but there's really no way of doing a search (unless you want to scroll through countless pages and that's a huge pain)... Can u guys implement this soon? Thanks!

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theblackdragon

@grumblegrumble: to my knowledge there is only one user who winds up 'scolded', and usually it's because he started the original topic not a month prior or we linked him to the original topic in chat and he chose to ignore it and create another topic anyway.

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James

theblackdragon wrote:

@grumblegrumble: to my knowledge there is only one user who winds up 'scolded', and usually it's because he started the original topic not a month prior or we linked him to the original topic in chat and he chose to ignore it and create another topic anyway.

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Hopefully when we launch the upgraded forums in the near future this feature, along with others, will be far improved.

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This thread is a duplicate.

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grumblegrumble

theblackdragon wrote:

@grumblegrumble: to my knowledge there is only one user who winds up 'scolded', and usually it's because he started the original topic not a month prior or we linked him to the original topic in chat and he chose to ignore it and create another topic anyway.

"Scolded" might have been a harsh word, but what I mean to say is... sometimes that person is publicly called out and their topic is closed and they really meant no harm because there is no visible way to search for other similar posts rather than scrolling through the pages manually.

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theblackdragon

@grumblegrumble: again, I only know of one person who has been 'publicly called out', and it's been for the reasons outlined in my prior reply. we don't call people out or scold them for duplicate posts, we just link them to the discussion in progress and lock the dupe. no harm, no foul.

that said, the bottom line is that it's in the works. please bear with us. :3

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