How to find posts by a member?
Mar 3, 2005 | 5:33 pm
#1
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 1,110
How to find posts by a member?
Howdy.
I'm trying to find some posts by a certain member. IIRC, you used to be able to use search for this. Any ideas now that search is gone? (and if search is back please let me know why I keep getting an error message when I try to use it... Firefox is okay, right?)
I'm trying to find some posts by a certain member. IIRC, you used to be able to use search for this. Any ideas now that search is gone? (and if search is back please let me know why I keep getting an error message when I try to use it... Firefox is okay, right?)
Mar 3, 2005 | 5:43 pm
#2
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: DFW
Programs: AA PLT->GLD|HH Gold|SPG PLT->GOLD|HGP Gold|MR Silver
Posts: 1,985
I generally use Google for a search like this. Simply go to google and enter the following search terms:
Of course, replace your username with any other one you'd like...
It's not quite as clear as the search results we used to get here, but it definitely works.
site:flyertalk.com KSinNYC
Of course, replace your username with any other one you'd like...
It's not quite as clear as the search results we used to get here, but it definitely works.
Mar 4, 2005 | 5:50 am
#4
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: SYD, Australia......Hotels: HHon LT Diamond, Hyatt LT Glob, Marriott AMB (LT Gold), IHG Diamond (20 years SCC and RoyAMB dropped 2024)...Airlines: BA GGL (OW Emerald), LH FTL (*S), QF Plat (LT Gold), VA, UA Silver (*S), SQ Silver (*S)
Posts: 2,104
See my thread a couple of days ago here
The google search doesn't replace this great function because it doesn't display the most recent threads first. So, does anyone know why the function is disabled even if the search function works?
The google search doesn't replace this great function because it doesn't display the most recent threads first. So, does anyone know why the function is disabled even if the search function works?
Mar 10, 2005 | 12:09 am
#5
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Dallas, TX
Programs: Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond, Ibotta, Southwest A-List
Posts: 375
I found it actually works better with Yahoo sometimes and can also work with MSN Search but does not seem to find some of the individual posts on search.msn.com.
Mar 10, 2005 | 4:50 pm
#6
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Chicago USA
Programs: *A Junkie, SQ PPS, Skywards Gold, 2 Million Mile Flyer;*wood LT Plat, BA MM
Posts: 1,762
I am so digusted, why would they change this? It was so nice to be able to pull up past posts - and others too! Why the changes?
Mar 11, 2005 | 8:17 am
#7
Join Date: May 2000
Posts: 473
Originally Posted by UrbaneGent
I am so digusted, why would they change this? It was so nice to be able to pull up past posts - and others too! Why the changes?
Mar 15, 2005 | 5:47 pm
#8
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: DFW
Programs: AA ExPlat, Marriott Titanium, IHG Diamond
Posts: 3,261
advanced google search
Does anyone know of a way to return results just from a specific forum?
I thought (incorrectly) that adding the forum-title (like "delta skymiles") to my search string would do the trick... no such luck.
I thought (incorrectly) that adding the forum-title (like "delta skymiles") to my search string would do the trick... no such luck.
Mar 17, 2005 | 10:36 pm
#9
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: DCA/IAD
Programs: AA Gold, Amex Plat
Posts: 4,016
Originally Posted by LRD
Does anyone know of a way to return results just from a specific forum?
I thought (incorrectly) that adding the forum-title (like "delta skymiles") to my search string would do the trick... no such luck.
I thought (incorrectly) that adding the forum-title (like "delta skymiles") to my search string would do the trick... no such luck.
The reason why typing "Delta SkyMiles" only does not work is that the navigation bar at the bottom of each page shows up as search text in every FlyerTalk page on Google.
Mar 18, 2005 | 5:52 am
#10
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: DFW
Programs: AA ExPlat, Marriott Titanium, IHG Diamond
Posts: 3,261
Originally Posted by wahooflyer
To search for posts only in the delta forum, type in "Airline Programs Delta SkyMiles." For TravelBuzz, you'd type "Travel&Dining TravelBuzz"...
Many thanks.