# The search function. **URL:** \ **Category:** Men's Pheromone Advice & Field Reports\ **Created:** [February 6, 2007, 11:10pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-search-function/1925 "2007-02-06T23:10:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SteveO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@SteveO](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/SteveO)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 11:10pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-search-function/1925/1 "2007-02-06T23:10:19Z")
I’m not sure but before I tried to search for a thread and I couldn’t find it: “I’m not your girlfriend, dude.” So I then found out that the entire thread had: MX135: “I’m not your girlfriend, dude.” and by searching that way I found it. As a web developer myself this leads me to believe that your PHPboard is using an exact phrase search function rather than a boolean phrase search. This can be easily changed in the administration area or contacting the sites developer. This might explain the recent surge in posts by noob rather than using the search function to seek out there answers. But then again it could just be that I’m stupid and don’t know what I’m talking about. ---
**Author:** ![SteveO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@SteveO](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/SteveO)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 11:26pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-search-function/1925/2 "2007-02-06T23:26:06Z")
OK I just spoke with Jasmin and she has confirmed what my mother has been telling me all along, I am stupid. I am shamed to even admit this, but when using the search function, especially the Noobs, and even more SO potential wanna-be web developers should actually click the radio button that says search posts, rather than search threads. Sheesh OK that’s one for the God of Intelligence mocking me and my abysmal black hole of a brain, but I am glad to amuse all of those who now laugh at my ignorance. It must be SO uplifting to know that there is someone out there as stupid as I am, thus validating your intelligent design. In the words of my hero, Homer Simpson, DOOOOH! ---
**Author:** ![HeinzHummer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/heinzhummer/32/941_2.png) [@HeinzHummer](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/HeinzHummer)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 3:22am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-search-function/1925/3 "2007-02-07T03:22:42Z")
> [@steveo](#): > > OK I just spoke with Jasmin and she has confirmed what my mother has been telling me all along, I am stupid. I am shamed to even admit this, but when using the search function, especially the Noobs, and even more SO potential wanna-be web developers should actually click the radio button that says search posts, rather than search threads. > > Sheesh > > OK that’s one for the God of Intelligence mocking me and my abysmal black hole of a brain, but I am glad to amuse all of those who now laugh at my ignorance. It must be SO uplifting to know that there is someone out there as stupid as I am, thus validating your intelligent design. > > In the words of my hero, Homer Simpson, DOOOOH! Sorry about that steve0…i think i edited the post where you inquired about that thread, but being a newbie, i too am stoopid 😃 HH ---
**Author:** ![SteveO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@SteveO](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/SteveO)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 3:42am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-search-function/1925/4 "2007-02-07T03:42:59Z")
> [@HeinzHummer](#): > > Sorry about that steve0…i think i edited the post where you inquired about that thread, but being a newbie, i too am stoopid 😃 > HH Hey its not your fault HeinzHummer. Unless you are the God of Intelligence who mocks me and makes me stooopid. Are you? ---
**Author:** ![HeinzHummer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/heinzhummer/32/941_2.png) [@HeinzHummer](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/HeinzHummer)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 3:55am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-search-function/1925/5 "2007-02-07T03:55:27Z")
> [@steveo](#): > > Hey its not your fault HeinzHummer. Unless you are the God of Intelligence who mocks me and makes me stooopid. Are you? HAHAHA… if i was a god i would conglomerate all the bootay around ME! (and some of my friends…maybe…if they were good). Okay there goes the Sagg. in me. Talk now speak later. _leaves abrubtly_ Edit: talk now THINK later. Thats me. ---
**Author:** ![LastTry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@LastTry](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/LastTry)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 4:30am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-search-function/1925/6 "2007-02-07T04:30:56Z")
breath slowly steveo.. breath slowly and it will all be okay 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![HeinzHummer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/heinzhummer/32/941_2.png) [@HeinzHummer](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/HeinzHummer)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 4:39am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-search-function/1925/7 "2007-02-07T04:39:44Z")
> [@LastTry](#): > > breath slowly steveo.. breath slowly and it will all be okay 🙂 AWESOME! I got my first rep point! Thanks to whoever repped me 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SteveO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@SteveO](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/SteveO)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 5:47am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-search-function/1925/8 "2007-02-07T05:47:49Z")
If you go to control panel it might give you info on where it came from. Sometimes people dont add names to them though ---
**Author:** ![HeinzHummer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/heinzhummer/32/941_2.png) [@HeinzHummer](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/HeinzHummer)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 5:52am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-search-function/1925/9 "2007-02-07T05:52:51Z")
steveo, so it would say in the control panel, if the repper were identifiable, who it was? Or would i have to search? b/c i tried looking through some of the options, but no go\> oh well…remain anonymous…my first rep will be like my first true love…like a cool summer breeze; here one second, gone the next ☹ _sniffle sniffle_ HH ---
**Author:** ![Rbt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/rbt/32/2066_2.png) [@Rbt](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Rbt)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2007, 1:29am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-search-function/1925/10 "2007-02-10T01:29:50Z")
Rep post comments are only identifiable if the poster added their name to the comment. Otherwise they are anonymous. After I realized there was no link to poster I started adding my ID to my comments. AND: Search can get frustrating. I have done some searches and gotten a list of “matches” but when I check they have nothing to do with what I was searching for. The search term should show up highlighted. We need an index and a FAQ or two… [pherolibrary.com](http://pherolibrary.com) is good, but is linked to somebody else’s site… (“you know who”). We could use “our own.” ---
**Author:** ![Jasmin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/jasmin/32/287_2.png) [@Jasmin](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Jasmin)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 12:48pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-search-function/1925/11 "2007-02-22T12:48:51Z")
All fixed!! 🙂 You can search again for words as low as 1 letter, and used either “natural language” questions or boolean. Better now? 😃