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25-06-06

Using the Search Facility

The Search Option should be your best friend as there is a wealth of information at your fingertips, but it’s no good having the information and help at your...

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#15

By ValencianNails on 29-05-09, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Ditzy

I already do this, but as we said, wanting to find out about nail forms, if you just search "form", you will get replies about filling in forms, etc.
If you search in the Nail Geek forum you're more likely to get threads about "nail forms" when doing a search for "forms".
I've just searched for "forms" in the Nail Geek forum only and on the whole of the first page there's only 1 thread that refers to filling out forms as opposed to being about nail forms.

I was searching last night to try and find a thread I saw about a gazillion years ago about product being stuck in your brush. If you search the nail forum for product, millions of results irrelevant to it being stuck in your brush. Ditto if you search brush. That's why it would be good to be able to search for more than one word to be in a post.
On searching for the word "stuck" in Thread Titles Only I got the following threads...
Acrylic Stuck in my brush

acrylic stuck on the brush

Help! Products stuck in my brush!

If ratio is your problem then these threads should help (found by searching for "ratio" in thread title in the Nail Geek forum...
Mix-ratio question

Mix ratio too wet

My mix ratio is terrible still

This site isn't optimised for searching in the same way that Google or Yahoo sites are, it's a teaching site (as you're aware), however, by searching as I just did the threads are there, you just need to go about it differently than the 'usual search engines' iykwim

#16

By Chameleon on 30-05-09, 01:07 AM

I normally find what i am looking for...if it takes a few pages to get to it,i am patient,and sometimes i have learnt extra bits of info BEFORE i get to what i was looking for...i find it so valuable

#17

By marioned on 30-05-09, 02:56 AM

LOL Gabi, that's one of my problems, 2 hours later I've had a very interesting and informative time, but I'm totally sidetracked from what I was searching for in the first place x

#18

By happysez on 30-10-09, 12:00 PM

Hi thanks for the info on the serch but how do you find something that you have replied to or that you have left a question to. I am very new to this and am finding out a lot of stuff and putting my little bit in but then don't know how to get back to what I have left a comment on. Sorry if i'm being stupid here.

#19

By ValencianNails on 30-10-09, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happysez

You can subscribe to threads

When they get new replies the thread will appear on your UserCP page which you can find by clicking on "My Profile>>>User Control Panel" at the top of the page.

Lost your thread? Subscribe to them....

hth's

#20

By happysez on 30-10-09, 12:40 PM

Ah ha! thank you so much for advice! Now I still can't find the one I put up myself, I did this morning but now I can't. Won't hurt to keep looking.

#21

By ValencianNails on 30-10-09, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happysez

Ah ha! thank you so much for advice! Now I still can't find the one I put up myself, I did this morning but now I can't. Won't hurt to keep looking.

Click on your profile page, then click the 'statistics' tab, then click on "find all posts by happysez" and it will show you all of the threads you've posted on.

hth's

#22

By happysez on 30-10-09, 01:20 PM

Thank you so much. I am finding my way and your advice is making it easier.

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