[Jeff Vader]

Now people like Titan's Dad will think we sell drugs. >.>

"This song goes out to Turbonegro. They've anally inserted every single one of these drugs. In. Front. Of. My. Face."

[Goober5000]

http://www.getspacecrack.com

Although there might be some political correctness issues to solve, you're not going to find a more memorable name.

Brilliant!

[Turey]

http://www.getspacecrack.com

Although there might be some political correctness issues to solve, you're not going to find a more memorable name.

http://www.getspacecrack.com/bnr_installer.php

I will be using this link in all of my viral marketing for FSO from now on. 

[Stormkeeper]

I don't think this warrants a new topic, so i decided the bump this thread.

The search function included at the menu bar is quite ineffective. Because it searches the entire forum for the related word, but sorts it according to relevance. I'd like the ability to sort it by date, which it can't do.

[Goober5000]

Yes it can.  Select the "Most recent" option.

Although, that option was originally the default, and the forum upgrade changed it.

[Stormkeeper]

I'm trying to search for a thread a while back about creating a "regeneration" event for ships. And the most recent result its giving me is 18 June 2005, followed by Janurary 5 2006. I used the search terms "self repair".

[jr2]

try hull regenerate or hull repair

[Stormkeeper]

Oh, I found the thread already, and did accordingly. I was just pointing out that the default search pattern searches all the way back to 2002 and arranges by relevance, and you have to go into the advanced search to change it; can't make the search result page sort by date after the search is complete.

[Goober5000]

Couldn't you guys have noticed that "recent results first" was the default setting for the past eighteen months or so?  "Relevant results first" was only the default option for the past two weeks, ever since the SMF upgrade.

I've added my code patch again.  But I kinda wonder why I bothered.

[Stormkeeper]

There there Count Goober. The Search function is rarely used, and so your magnificent work goes unnoticed. But we all love you just the same.

[Mobius]

Is it possible to link a new-user-friendly-page above? There currently are links to "Home", "FSO Installer", "FS Wiki"...why not something for new members?

[Stormkeeper]

And the link says, "New Users Over Here!" ? Or something along that variation?



... Somehow, this makes me picture Hagrid.

[Mobius]

Uh, no...something like:

"New Users' Portal"

[Stormkeeper]

Most of our "new users" are long-time lurkers.

[colecampbell666]

Not true, we had a flood of newbs from SA a while ago.

[Stormkeeper]

Hence, I said "most". In any case, floods don't happen on a regular basis, do they?

[Mobius]

Yes, there are people who create an account simply because they have a game error and want to solve the problem...but there also are people who're completely new to FS.

[Stormkeeper]

Hmmm. Then the new user page should point to solutions for the more common errors and issues, so that they don't have to make a whole new account just to ask, "Hey why does my ship become an Ulysses?"

[Mobius]

...plus telling the basics about the community, FSO and FS3(basically what people need to know)...

[WMCoolmon]

Now people like Titan's Dad will think we sell drugs. >.>

If there actually are drugs called "Spacecrack", it's probably better for your health/longevity to end up playing Freespace instead...