Trains.com

Subscriber & Member Login

Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, manage your account online and more!

Search issues

688 views
9 replies
1 rating 2 rating 3 rating 4 rating 5 rating
  • Member since
    April 2001
  • From: US
  • 416 posts
Search issues
Posted by blabride on Friday, January 3, 2020 9:04 AM

Is there something wrong with the "Search the Community"? It seems everything I put in to search comes up with 0. Including things like Santa Fe. It has alway's worked without any problems from my Macbook before. Has something cahnges that I have missed?

Thanks

Steve B

  • Member since
    May 2010
  • From: SE. WI.
  • 8,253 posts
Posted by mbinsewi on Friday, January 3, 2020 9:20 AM

It's all part of the on going problems in here. There is supposed to be a new system upgrade coming sometime this year.

Mike.

  • Member since
    April 2018
  • From: 53° 33′ N, 10° 0′ E
  • 2,508 posts
Posted by Tinplate Toddler on Friday, January 3, 2020 9:20 AM

Don´t even bother to search using the forum´s (non-working) search function. Use a regular search engine and add "mrr" to the keyword. This should help a little bit.

Happy times!

Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)

"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"

  • Member since
    November 2019
  • 402 posts
Posted by The Milwaukee Road Warrior on Friday, January 3, 2020 9:28 AM

When I first joined I searched for everything first because I didnt want to annoy old timers by asking something that had been answered a hundred times before and in great detail.  But, like you, I soon realized the search was useless.  I would put in bland, vanilla terms that should have returned a ridiculous number of posts/threads and get jack squat.  Hopefully the update will fix this.

Andy

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Milwaukee native modeling the Milwaukee Road in 1950's Milwaukee.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/196857529@N03/

  • Member since
    April 2019
  • From: Pacific Northwest
  • 780 posts
Posted by SPSOT fan on Friday, January 3, 2020 10:30 AM

Yeah, search is useless! Once I knew the name of a specific thread and search it exactly as it was and got NOTHING!

We have gotten quite used to getting duplicate threads by now! I have stopped minding!

I think the search program is supposed to use the tags you add to your posts but it doesn’t seem to work irregardless! Google the topic + MR forums and you usually get better results, just be sure they are actually the MR forums, I’ve had that meathod occasionally lead me to the “other” forums!

Regards, Isaac

I model my railroad and you model yours! I model my way and you model yours!

  • Member since
    December 2019
  • From: San Juan Capistrano, CA
  • 123 posts
Posted by CapnCrunch on Friday, January 3, 2020 12:00 PM

I'm in the same boat.  Being new to the hobby and with so much to learn and absorb, I expected to rely on the search engine to do my research without duplicating prior threads.  However, after viewing these forums, I get the impression that many of the experienced contributers are more than willing to offer advice anew or share a link to prior threads.  I really appreciate and enjoy the camaraderie.

Tim  

Tim 

          Late to the model railroad party but playing catch-up.....


  • Member since
    August 2011
  • From: A Comfy Cave, New Zealand
  • 6,253 posts
Posted by "JaBear" on Friday, January 3, 2020 1:44 PM
I use Google Chrome as a search engine, and enter cs.trains followed by the subject I am searching for.
Cheers, the Bear.Smile

"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."

Moderator
  • Member since
    June 2003
  • From: Northeast OH
  • 17,249 posts
Posted by tstage on Friday, January 3, 2020 3:08 PM

Yep, the forum search function is presently defunct, along with a few other capabilities that have disappeared over that past few months .  Hopefully it returns with the new upgrade - whenever that actually takes place.

Tom

https://tstage9.wixsite.com/nyc-modeling

Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.

  • Member since
    December 2015
  • From: Shenandoah Valley
  • 9,094 posts
Posted by BigDaddy on Friday, January 3, 2020 3:42 PM

I use Google Chrome as a search engine, and enter cs.trains followed by the subject I am searching for.

Using site: cs.trains  subject returns exclusively content from this website.  Bears method returns other stuff too.

Henry

COB Potomac & Northern

Shenandoah Valley

  • Member since
    April 2001
  • From: US
  • 416 posts
Posted by blabride on Friday, January 3, 2020 5:45 PM

Thanks guys at least I know I am not as PC illiterate as I was begining to think. Thanks Bear as that does work well.

Steve B 

Subscriber & Member Login

Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, manage your account online and more!

Users Online

There are no community member online

Search the Community

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Model Railroader Newsletter See all
Sign up for our FREE e-newsletter and get model railroad news in your inbox!