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MFP should add a search feature!

secrets_out
secrets_out Posts: 684 Member
edited November 2024 in Chit-Chat
So I have only been here about 2.5 weeks but I look through the threads alot and can't help but notice there seems to be alot of pete and repeat threads. It got me thinking, MFP should add a search feature so before you post a thread you could search to see if it has been addressed! Any thoughts or am I just dreaming to big?

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  • Tangerine302
    Tangerine302 Posts: 1,509 Member
    Yes, the search is right above after settings. :) Welcome to MFP! :)
  • I_give_it_2_u_str8
    I_give_it_2_u_str8 Posts: 680 Member
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  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
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    Now, if we could just get people to use it.....
  • secrets_out
    secrets_out Posts: 684 Member
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    Now, if we could just get people to use it.....

    Ohhh...huh I guess I just figured with all the repeats that it didnt work ;)
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    i've been lobbying for the unofficial faq to get stickied.... we'll see.... even if it does, it might be silly of me to think people will read it.
  • secrets_out
    secrets_out Posts: 684 Member
    I don't understand why they don't...I spend hours just searching...there is so much knowledge and advice buried in the pages! Its like a treasure map but people are just to lazy to look :{
  • IronmanPanda
    IronmanPanda Posts: 2,083 Member
    I don't understand why they don't...I spend hours just searching...there is so much knowledge and advice buried in the pages! Its like a treasure map but people are just to lazy to look :{

    People are inherently lazy. We as a species are always looking for an easier way to do things. Why put in leg work to search for something when you can just create a brand new post of a question that has been asked at least 5 times a day for the last 3 years?
  • AllanMisner
    AllanMisner Posts: 4,140 Member
    How many calories does a search burn. I'd like to record that. ;-)
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    While you guys are here, how much water should I drink? I don't want to have to start a whole new thread...
  • secrets_out
    secrets_out Posts: 684 Member
    Well its really freakin annoying!
  • I_give_it_2_u_str8
    I_give_it_2_u_str8 Posts: 680 Member
    While you guys are here, how much water should I drink? I don't want to have to start a whole new thread...

    1 ounce per minute, or 30 gallons whichever is less
  • secrets_out
    secrets_out Posts: 684 Member
    While you guys are here, how much water should I drink? I don't want to have to start a whole new thread...
    depends plain water, coffee or soda?
  • JerseyGirlHeart
    JerseyGirlHeart Posts: 133 Member
    meh.ro5707-455x364.jpg

    :laugh:
  • secrets_out
    secrets_out Posts: 684 Member
    I don't understand why they don't...I spend hours just searching...there is so much knowledge and advice buried in the pages! Its like a treasure map but people are just to lazy to look :{

    People are inherently lazy. We as a species are always looking for an easier way to do things. Why put in leg work to search for something when you can just create a brand new post of a question that has been asked at least 5 times a day for the last 3 years?
    can I just say...DUDE nice arms!
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    While you guys are here, how much water should I drink? I don't want to have to start a whole new thread...

    1 ounce per minute, or 30 gallons whichever is less

    Awesome. Now, can someone please bring it to me?
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    While you guys are here, how much water should I drink? I don't want to have to start a whole new thread...
    depends plain water, coffee or soda?

    Oh no. That's another can of worms.
  • kennethmgreen
    kennethmgreen Posts: 1,759 Member
    But without the incessant repeat threads, we would be deprived of the glories of all the post about the repeat threads, the pontificating on why new people might want a "fresh" perspective and the joyous, spiritually fulfilling back and forth of people being snarky and mean and people being too thin-skinned.
  • secrets_out
    secrets_out Posts: 684 Member
    But without the incessant repeat threads, we would be deprived of the glories of all the post about the repeat threads, the pontificating on why new people might want a "fresh" perspective and the joyous, spiritually fulfilling back and forth of people being snarky and mean and people being too thin-skinned.

    Glad you understand ;)
  • jayliospecky
    jayliospecky Posts: 25,022 Member
    While you guys are here, how much water should I drink? I don't want to have to start a whole new thread...
    depends plain water, coffee or soda?

    Oh no. That's another can of worms.

    Aw, man! How many cans of worms am I supposed to have per day? Why didn't anybody tell me this sooner?!?
  • AllanMisner
    AllanMisner Posts: 4,140 Member
    But without the incessant repeat threads, we would be deprived of the glories of all the post about the repeat threads, the pontificating on why new people might want a "fresh" perspective and the joyous, spiritually fulfilling back and forth of people being snarky and mean and people being too thin-skinned.

    I'm not going to incessantly repeat the things you said about threads, but, we would never find the glory of serving the deprived, repeat posts/threads that pontificate on the new people and why they think a "fresh" perspective matters and would be somewhat joyous and spiritually fulfilling. All the back and forth, snarky and mean people are thin-skinned.
  • IronmanPanda
    IronmanPanda Posts: 2,083 Member
    I don't understand why they don't...I spend hours just searching...there is so much knowledge and advice buried in the pages! Its like a treasure map but people are just to lazy to look :{

    People are inherently lazy. We as a species are always looking for an easier way to do things. Why put in leg work to search for something when you can just create a brand new post of a question that has been asked at least 5 times a day for the last 3 years?
    can I just say...DUDE nice arms!

    I believe you just did thanks!
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    While you guys are here, how much water should I drink? I don't want to have to start a whole new thread...
    depends plain water, coffee or soda?

    Oh no. That's another can of worms.

    Aw, man! How many cans of worms am I supposed to have per day? Why didn't anybody tell me this sooner?!?

    HELP US! :angry:
  • IronmanPanda
    IronmanPanda Posts: 2,083 Member
    While you guys are here, how much water should I drink? I don't want to have to start a whole new thread...
    depends plain water, coffee or soda?

    Oh no. That's another can of worms.

    Aw, man! How many cans of worms am I supposed to have per day? Why didn't anybody tell me this sooner?!?

    Have you tried the search function?
  • ElementalEscapee
    ElementalEscapee Posts: 552 Member
    meh.ro5707-455x364.jpg

    XDDDDDD Indeed~
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    unfortunately it is terrible.

    I go to google and at the end of search type site:myfitnesspal.com Works a LOT better.
  • Rayman79
    Rayman79 Posts: 2,009 Member
    unfortunately it is terrible.

    I go to google and at the end of search type site:myfitnesspal.com Works a LOT better.

    This!^^

    x-ray searching will give you a lot better results than the search function on MFP...

    I actually find it quite funny that when you have the 'what's your occupation' threads every 2nd person seems to be in IT or a tech related field, yet precious few know how to search for things on a website...
  • wish21
    wish21 Posts: 602 Member
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    :laugh: This made my night!:laugh:
  • pinkydemon
    pinkydemon Posts: 135 Member
    While you guys are here, how much water should I drink? I don't want to have to start a whole new thread...
    depends plain water, coffee or soda?

    Oh no. That's another can of worms.

    Aw, man! How many cans of worms am I supposed to have per day? Why didn't anybody tell me this sooner?!?

    But you need the Protein
  • TourThePast
    TourThePast Posts: 1,753 Member
    While you guys are here, how much water should I drink? I don't want to have to start a whole new thread...
    depends plain water, coffee or soda?

    Oh no. That's another can of worms.

    Aw, man! How many cans of worms am I supposed to have per day? Why didn't anybody tell me this sooner?!?
    I DID use the search function and nutritional information on "worms, can of" isn't in the database.
    unfortunately it is terrible.

    I go to google and at the end of search type site:myfitnesspal.com Works a LOT better.
    Yeah, me too. The search function on this site is extremely poor, to the point of being useless.

    Until it's vastly improved, it would be far better for the site to disable it and simply link the search text to a page explaining how to use google instead! :bigsmile:
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