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Searching forums is worthless

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No idea how it prioritises results but the top ones always seem to be locked and closed, while the results page offers zero indication of what is open, closed or whatever...No dates, no nothing...
its been this way for a while. try going to&nbsp; <a href="https://app.roll20.net/forum/category/385189" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/forum/category/385189</a> &nbsp;and making a new poll or as u cna see&nbsp; ppl have tried and failed&nbsp; <a href="https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/1586690/slug%7D" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/1586690/slug%7D</a> . but try again shoot me a pm id vote
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Ziechael
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Yup, the forum searching is... not perfect. For searches that require more fine tuned results try good ole google: Roll20 Stupid Tricks - Forum Searching... But Better
One simple trick Roll20 could add that absolutely is not some hardcore high development feature is to make it so you can sort results by date posted... Like seriously, this is an Orderby statement at the end of their SQL queries... sorting is one of the oldest computer algorithms just about every developer learns about and studies them in school at some point.... Blows my mind that it is not included in the regular UI of the forum considering that the main forum pages are sorted by Last Post date.... this has to be intentional&nbsp;
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