Headlines

[blip]

Would someone please stop that daft headline scrambling? We are not all native speakers, and this makes searching just painful.

[Brian-E]

For the record, the title of this thread before - I think - any supermod got their hands on it, was "Headlines". What it will be shortly is anyone's guess. (There, I've made it easy for them.)

Your request has been asked before. No joy. It's something up with which we just have to put.

[science_man_88]

Originally Posted by blip

Would someone please stop that daft headline scrambling? We are not all native speakers, and this makes searching just painful.

easier to search by something in a thread than by title at that point.

[only_human]

Originally Posted by blip

Would someone please stop that daft headline scrambling? We are not all native speakers, and this makes searching just painful.

Ok. I will exercise restraint in the Soapbox. Or refrain from exercising. Or both. After a couple of weeks I will reappraise the situation.

[kladner]

Originally Posted by blip

Would someone please stop that daft headline scrambling? We are not all native speakers, and this makes searching just painful.

Are you aware of the Google technique "site: mersenneforum.org [search term(s)]"?

[blip]

Originally Posted by kladner

Are you aware of the Google technique "site: mersenneforum.org [search term(s)]"?

Maybe the term "searching" was misleading. If I follow a discussion in a thread, I develop the expectation to find follow-ups under the same headline when I return at a later time. Usually, I look under "New Posts" to find - news.
If the headline of a discussion has changed, there is a chance I will not find a thread upon first inspection again. This is sometimes annoying. and when I then find the discussion again under a new headline, I always think this tinkering with headlines has somewhat worn off.

Besides that, I am well aware of search techniques, thank you.

[Batalov]

Subscription is a useful instrument for following a few concrete threads.

[blip]

neat
thanks

[Dubslow]

Originally Posted by only_human

Ok. I will exercise restraint in the Soapbox. Or refrain from exercising. Or both. After a couple of weeks I will reappraise the situation.

I long ago suggested that the Soapbox is the only appropriate place for title changes, and that elsewhere they should be verboten.

[Batalov]

Isn't this thread a nice one?

found a factor? say it
found a factor? say it backwards... fast
found a factor? say it backwards then fast for a week
found a factor? say it backwards for a week
found a factor? pay it back
found a factor? play it again, Sam
found a factor? pat yourself on the back
found a factor? Get a cowpat on your back
found a factor? Don't have a cow, man!
found a factor? Join the club...
found a factor? Man the lifeboat...
found a factor? Person the lifeboat...
found a factor? Draw a star on starboard...
found a factor? Draw a straw and hope it's a long one
found a factor? Draw a strawman and hope it's a long one
found a factor? Draw a lawman and hope it's a strong one
found a factor? Talk to a layman and hope it's a patient one
found a factor? Talk to a caiman and hope it's a patient one
found a factor? Go to a caiman and have a good break! You deserve it
found a factor? Go to Caimans and have a good break! You deserve it
found a factor? Go to Caymans and have a good break! You deserve it
found a factor? Go to Caymans and break a leg! You deserve it
found a factor? Turn it in at the lost property office
found a factor? Turn it in at the lost prosperity office
found a factor? Turn it in for the world to admire
found a factor? Turn it in to become instantly famous!
fondled a factor? Turn it in to become instantly famous!
fondled a factor? Turn yourself in to become instantly famous!
fondled a factor? Turn yourself in to become insanely famous!

[firejuggler]

I suspect that this thread ( the factors one) is going to have several more iteration.