We have put a google search button on our story search page here to allow you to use Google to search HPFF. (Once you click that link, you can find the Google search at the very top of the page.)
If you are aware how to use Google fully, using quotes or excluding terms for example, this may prove to be a very helpful addition to the site. At the moment we are testing it and would appreciate any comments.
Thanks.
Google search HPFF
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, Apr 10 2012 02:19 AM
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Posted 10 April 2012 - 02:19 AM
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Posted 10 April 2012 - 02:24 AM
That was so easy to find what I was looking for. I would like to see this feature stay on the site.
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Posted 10 April 2012 - 03:09 AM
I like both. If I google a quote from somebody's story it comes up with a link to that direct story, same for story title, even penname. Hpff has a good search too, but its not as effective as the google links to the same source.
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Posted 10 April 2012 - 02:09 PM
It was easy to use and it found what I was looking every time but I think HPFF search form is preferred because I can single it down to just the stories I want and the format of the search results are easier to read in the normal HPFF search form.
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Posted 10 April 2012 - 02:52 PM
I think it's a great idea for the Google search thing. It makes everything so much easier 
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Posted 10 April 2012 - 03:06 PM
This is awesome, I found exactly what I was looking for It's much easier to use. It has to stay!
It's much easier to use. It has to stay!
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Posted 10 April 2012 - 03:36 PM
I like how easy it is to use if you're searching for something very specific, a selection of just a few stories - I typed in "murder mystery" and found exactly the sort of story I wanted straight away! So I think it should definitely stay for more specific searches
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Posted 13 April 2012 - 09:43 PM
I like it for looking up stories you don't know the title/author of, but the normal HPFF one is much better for narrowing the search for a new sptory to read that meaes certian standards. If we can only have one or the other, I want to keep the original.
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Posted 14 April 2012 - 12:15 AM
Was it taken down? I can't find it!
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Posted 14 April 2012 - 12:27 AM
It's still there, Millarz. Once you get to the story search page (or just click the link that Jay has in his post), you can find the Google searchbar at the very top of the page.
Once you get to the story search page (or just click the link that Jay has in his post), you can find the Google searchbar at the very top of the page.
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Posted 14 April 2012 - 05:09 AM
I think it's handy! For some searches it's easier to use the normal search but for others the google search is easier (and you can look up more/other things as well). I think it should stay
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Posted 16 April 2012 - 03:06 AM
Wow I didn't see that at all the first time! It kind of looks like a pop up and some people already have toolbars there so they might not notice it. Is it possible to make that more prominent? Other than that, I really like it! I want it to stay too! I think it would especially help when you were reading a story but then forgot the title. It's happened to me before. I think this search bar is very helpful!
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Posted 24 April 2012 - 10:00 AM
I can't find it 
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Posted 24 April 2012 - 06:00 PM
Once you get to the story search page (or just click the link that Jay has in his post), you can find the Google searchbar at the very top of the page.
Actually, that's where you can usually find it, but it's not there at the moment.
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