Search: what are "child forums"?
Apr 10, 2004, 7:50 pm
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Search: what are "child forums"?
When I use advanced search, it shows me all of the FT forums. At the bottom, it has a box checked that says "Also search in child forums". What are these forums, and where are they? 
Apr 10, 2004, 10:15 pm
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Child Forums
Originally Posted by SanDiego1K
When I use advanced search, it shows me all of the FT forums. At the bottom, it has a box checked that says "Also search in child forums". What are these forums, and where are they?
For example, you can instruct the Search feature to search the Car Rental Programs/Partners forum. If you select “Also search in child forums”, you are also instructing the search to include the Avis, National, Hertz, Budget, etc. forums (which are all child forums of the Car Rental Programs/Partners forum), as well as any forums that are child forums of Avis, National, Hertz, Budget, etc.
You also have the option to turn off this feature and manually select only the forums you wish to search.
I hope this answers your question, SanDiego1K.
Apr 10, 2004, 10:25 pm
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Children and Pre-Teenage FlyerTalk Members
Originally Posted by SanDiego1K
And here I was wondering if Randy was planning to start a FlyerTalk for the under 12s!
I think it is great! Traveling is one of the best methods of learning — after all, what better classroom is there than the planet Earth? How better to learn history, social studies, language, etc.?
Furthermore, browsing FlyerTalk (not including some of the OMNI forum, which some may argue is a “child forum”) is a wholesome way for a girl or boy to spend som free time and learn while staying out of trouble...
Apr 11, 2004, 1:19 am
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Originally Posted by Canarsie
Think of child forums as “sub-forums” of a parent forum and are recursive in structure.
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Apr 11, 2004, 5:51 am
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Originally Posted by FewMiles
I think hierarchial would be more accurate than recursive. The latter could imply that your search might never be completed.
One can only wonder about the images conjured up by the technologically unwashed when they hear about orphan forums.
Apr 11, 2004, 9:31 am
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Originally Posted by Canarsie
Actually, you might be amazed at how many FlyerTalk members are around that age. Some of them can be fairly knowledgeable, also!
I think it is great! Travelling is one of the best methods of learning — after all, what better classroom is there than the planet Earth? How better to learn history, social studies, language, etc.?
Furthermore, browsing FlyerTalk (not including some of the OMNI forum, which some may argue is a “child forum”) is a wholesome way for a girl or boy to spend som free time and learn while staying out of trouble...
I think it is great! Travelling is one of the best methods of learning — after all, what better classroom is there than the planet Earth? How better to learn history, social studies, language, etc.?
Furthermore, browsing FlyerTalk (not including some of the OMNI forum, which some may argue is a “child forum”) is a wholesome way for a girl or boy to spend som free time and learn while staying out of trouble...
