Why is everyone so caught up in the "search feature"?

[18Down]

This site is great. The point of a discussion forum is to talk about things that interest you. Anyone can start a thread to talk about anything they want. Isn't america great?

Why is everyone so caught up in the "search feature"? Really. I want to start a thread TODAY about Prodigy. And C.E. And putters. And Drivers. And Mids. And Teebirds. If I wanted to find the information about a previously discussed topic I'll go to the search feature. That's not what many of us want to do. Time goes on, things change, new people come to this site with NEW ideas or old ideas with a new spin.

After several months on here I have come to realize that with the actions of just one user, to remain nameless, people use this to derail threads. Whatta joke.

Rant Over.

P.S. For God's Sake I don't want to hear the "P" word.

 

[bradharris]

Most often when people get flamed about using the search feature, it's because they ask questions that have already been beaten to death (roc vs buzzz, should I call, what is par, etc) or because there is a very recent thread on the same subject already (what is this disc worth, if you could carry x discs, prodigy, etc).

 

[BrotherDave]

Topic has been covered before. Use the search function. :|

 

[18Down]

I know why people do it.

ONE MORE TIME.

If I wanted to find the information about a previously discussed topic I'll go to the search feature. That's not what many of us want to do. Time goes on, things change, new people come to this site with NEW ideas or old ideas with a new spin.

 

[bradharris]

Another problem is that the people that give the best answers do not want to see the same questions over and over again. So the more the same issue comes up, the worse the discussion gets. To get the best answers to a question, finding the original discussion is the best way to go.

 

[prerube]

The people with the best answers are not going to repost their good comments over and over and over. Wait until you see the same topic reposted 15 times in a year.

 

[gcanter2376]

posts

Its almost impossible to post anything in the forums these days without somebody being critical.

 

[DavidSauls]

The problem is that YOU may want to start a new thread on a beaten-to-death subject. But in response, a bunch of partisans are going to repeat the same arguments they made in the previous 50 threads on that subject. So you're not going to get your new discussion, anyway; just the same old discussion, again and again and again.

 

[18Down]

If YOU think the topic has been beat to death then why respond at all? You already had that discussion didn't you. Why even waste YOUR time. You get it yet?

 

[DavidSauls]

If YOU think the topic has been beat to death then why respond at all? You already had that discussion didn't you. Why even waste YOUR time. You get it yet?

I probably won't.

You asked the question of why people are caught up in the "search feature", and I thought I'd offer an explanation.

I didn't mean the "YOU" as an attack. I'm just saying that, with the nature of internet forums, a person might want a fresh discussion, but is unlikely to get one. A thread on a well-worn topic is bound to follow the same path as its predecessors.

 

[bradharris]

If YOU think the topic has been beat to death then why respond at all? You already had that discussion didn't you. Why even waste YOUR time. You get it yet?

Reread my earlier post. Most of us genuinely want to be helpful and provide insightful points. So when I see a topic that's already been discussed at length, I'd rather just point you in that direction rather than try to reinvent the wheel.

 

[Puckstopper]

If I wanted to find the information about a previously discussed topic I'll go to the search feature. That's not what many of us want to do. We want to be spoon-fed information instead of researching it and maybe picking up a little extra information in the process.

FTFY homes!

By reading and adding to an existing thread you keep information neatly contained in one place. Additionally it's interesting to see the way opinions change an evolve over time, and that's easier to do if there's only one thread. I'd agree that occasionally, after a while threads get cumbersomely long, but that rarely has the chance to happen here, due to people who post the 47th Prodigy thread of the week.

 

[Halcón]

Ever look at old threads and see the users who posted in them? Most of them are no longer around. Do you know why? One can only take so many Roc vs Buzzz, and lost disc threads before you start getting sick of it all.

 

[thrembo]

He's a witch I say. Burn him.:|

 

[18Down]

FTFY? Really. Child go away. Its not about finding out what someone else has talked about. I am a Boolean search master, I make a living using it. I want to discuss something in my own thread. I must have misread the rules here. Are duplicate threads against the rules or something???

 

[who-dat]

Another problem is that the people that give the best answers do not want to see the same questions over and over again. So the more the same issue comes up, the worse the discussion gets. To get the best answers to a question, finding the original discussion is the best way to go.

This.

Someone needs to get Prerube up in here...he'll give you the same answers (or something similar I assume)

 

[knettles]

Also to note, alot of the beginners don't know that the regular search function doesn't seem to work very well. They search something there, no results come up, so they think there aren't any threads about their topic. In my opinion, the site really only needs the Google search function. It does a great job at finding what you need.

I wonder if the O.P. used the search function to see if this thread exists already? (see what I did there)

 

[bradharris]

FTFY? Really. Child go away. Its not about finding out what someone else has talked about. I am a Boolean search master, I make a living using it. I want to discuss something in my own thread. I must have misread the rules here. Are duplicate threads against the rules or something???

What does a duplicate accomplish that posting in an old thread doesn't?

 

[18Down]

Who-Dat Noooooooo You said the P word!!! LOL

 

[18Down]

Knettles That has already be said in THIS thread. Thanks for the response.