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Posted by coolbet on Saturday, December 31, 2011 9:50 AM

I guess I'm missing something here, but how does one do a search on the site on a particular subject?

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Posted by Timbo64 on Sunday, January 1, 2012 4:05 AM

On the right side of the page look for the box that says "Search our Community"  It is very easy to overlook.....sometimes I still forget where it is. LOL!!

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Posted by coolbet on Sunday, January 1, 2012 6:37 PM

Wow, that's it? Meaning no disrespect, but whose brain child was that?  Do programmers ever try using the programs/sites they create?

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Posted by coolbet on Sunday, January 1, 2012 10:29 PM

Thanks, Tim. The search feature works well, once found!

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Posted by bfskinner on Monday, January 2, 2012 9:20 AM

coolbet, I frequently have the same question. However, in my humble opinion, the confusingly-named "Search our Community" * function is better than nothing, but certainly not great.

The key, as nearly as I can make it out, is initially to search for virtually any toy train-related item simply in order to bring up the next screen. Then page-down to the bottom of that screen and find "More Search Options" in red. Click on it and you should find a search screen that is more versatile and actually somewhat useful.

 Anyone have a better approach?

* Contrast "Search our Community" to the  "Search This Site" feature which seems to be at least partially restricted to subscribers to the magazine.

 

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Posted by coolbet on Monday, January 2, 2012 9:32 AM

BF, yes, I found the additional link. Thanks.  A better "idea" can be found at:  Google Groups : rec.games.pinball newsgroup

 

Jim

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Posted by Timbo64 on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 7:42 AM

"Then page-down to the bottom of that screen and find "More Search Options" in red. Click on it and you should find a search screen that is more versatile and actually somewhat useful." Sorry, I forgot to mention about that in my post.

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