Child forums?

fastforty · August 23, 2005, 01:43 PM

I just noticed on the search page, it comes up with a box checked for "Also Search In Child Forums", yet I see no Child Forums listed. A search of all posts in all forums for "Child Forums" yielded no results. What's this about?

**Rich Lucibella** · August 23, 2005, 01:56 PM

The site is organized into Categories, such as "The Hide", "The Conference Center" etc.
Forums within each of those categories are "children". The option is more suited to, for instance, a developer board where the categories might be "Apple Platforms", Windows Platforms" and "Linux Platforms".

It allows you to search a category or a forum with "children".
Rich

fastforty · August 23, 2005, 02:30 PM

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, my duh. I thought there might be a place for our kids to hang out (with approval).

Thanx Rich

**Mal H** · August 23, 2005, 04:29 PM

Maybe we ned some of those types of forums.

[Tip of the day]
On a serious note concerning child forums. Some members may not be aware that you can search at the higher levels. I find it very useful if, for instance, you are looking for a handgun thread, but you don't know if it is in General, Revolvers or Semiautos. Select "Hogan's Alley" as your search forum and you'll catch all the forums in that group. That helps weed out the threads that might match your parameters, but are in General Discussion or Legal. Another example: you are looking for all for-sale posts by member X, select only "The Firing Line Gun Show" and you'll find all of them in all categories without having to wade through their posts in the other forums.

August 23, 2005, 01:43 PM	#1
fastforty Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 1999 Location: In a kornfield in kalifornia Posts: 1,161	Child forums? I just noticed on the search page, it comes up with a box checked for "Also Search In Child Forums", yet I see no Child Forums listed. A search of all posts in all forums for "Child Forums" yielded no results. What's this about? __________________ When Banjos are outlawed, only Outlaws will have Banjos The Bible is my lawbook. I turn the other cheek when applicable, and spend the rest of my days resisting evil at every front, until I have breathed my last breath.

August 23, 2005, 01:56 PM	#2
Rich Lucibella Staff Join Date: October 6, 1998 Location: South Florida Posts: 10,229	The site is organized into Categories, such as "The Hide", "The Conference Center" etc. Forums within each of those categories are "children". The option is more suited to, for instance, a developer board where the categories might be "Apple Platforms", Windows Platforms" and "Linux Platforms". It allows you to search a category or a forum with "children". Rich __________________ S.W.A.T. Magazine Weapons, Training and Tactics for the Real World Join us at TFL or at AR15.com or on Facebook

August 23, 2005, 02:30 PM	#3
fastforty Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 1999 Location: In a kornfield in kalifornia Posts: 1,161	Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, my duh. I thought there might be a place for our kids to hang out (with approval). Thanx Rich __________________ When Banjos are outlawed, only Outlaws will have Banjos The Bible is my lawbook. I turn the other cheek when applicable, and spend the rest of my days resisting evil at every front, until I have breathed my last breath.

August 23, 2005, 04:29 PM	#4
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,955	Maybe we ned some of those types of forums. [Tip of the day] On a serious note concerning child forums. Some members may not be aware that you can search at the higher levels. I find it very useful if, for instance, you are looking for a handgun thread, but you don't know if it is in General, Revolvers or Semiautos. Select "Hogan's Alley" as your search forum and you'll catch all the forums in that group. That helps weed out the threads that might match your parameters, but are in General Discussion or Legal. Another example: you are looking for all for-sale posts by member X, select only "The Firing Line Gun Show" and you'll find all of them in all categories without having to wade through their posts in the other forums.