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Thanksā€¦I did do a search for my question before trying to post about trying to find an IPTV or service that shows LHN (aka ā€œthe Longhorn Network)ā€¦I will always use your search feature!!n

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I always search before I post a question

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So ive been a fan for years . The first time i created a topic . An Admin told me to search for my topic . Since then i always search first . 99% its already there . Thank you guys for all your hard work .

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I think you hit the nail right on the head. Not everyone is the same and patience goes a long way. Also, reading, and comprehension is difficult for some people.

Letā€™s face it, in this era of fast speeds and fast processes, we sometimes want everything to work immediately, and thatā€™s usually not the case, that also involves patience on our part. In the ā€˜computerā€™ world, ā€œsh**t does happen and that needs to be understood, no need for frustration.

At the end of the day, reading, and comprehension is the most important part, along with writing notes, using screenshots, and most of all educating ourselves.
I have not found anyone as good as Troy, there are some good ones out there, but not like him. Thatā€™s my personal opinion.

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Glad you pointed that out. Years of being a moderator on a couple of popular FTA sites we went through the same problemsā€¦ filtering out topics or linking them to existing ones asking all our members to search first as there was a wealth of great info without repeating themselves. Also when creating a topic to choose the correct platform (we had manyā€¦ like brands, etc.) and to word the topic and the description well. The people who posted nicely got the fastest and best responses. Others who posted a topic like ā€™ I canā€™t find sat 129 on my receiverā€™ whould get ignored. Thanks for everything you do here, Troy!!!

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It has been my experience that it is easier and quicker to post a new message than search through all the useless bs posted that never answers the question asked.

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Thanks

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Iā€™ll admit that I have been guilty of this, maybe here, maybe elsewhere. If or when I were to do something like this, itā€™s usually because SHTF and I have kids or a wife complaining about, ā€œsee your little box doesnā€™t work all the timeā€, and it becomes like mission critical. Perhaps I should take time to breath and count to 10. Sometimes I overlook the littlen magnifying glass on sites because these days, with no working PC in the house, because my kids eat and drink over the two laptops we had and spilled liquid in them, I only use a phone for everything. I also am guilty of maybe using one word to search. I donā€™t come often or post often, but Iā€™ve always found or gotten help. Sorry to anyone if Iā€™ve ever been too lazy or dee, dee, dee, to figure it out on my own. Love the site, emails, apps/pages. Thanks. :v:

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Thanks for all your help and support you literally have saved my thousands of dollars and aggravation learning how to cut the cord. Iā€™m sorry that people are so lazy and canā€™t do any research on their own by creating the same question thatā€™s been answered and explained. Come on people, Troy and his team make things so easy. Donā€™t ruin it. Merry Christmas!!!

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I search for my topic on Google first with an I add in Troy point in the subject. 99% of the time that answers my question or direct me right to Troy point subject. If I have no luck with that then Iā€™ll try the Insiders search engine. Then if I have no luck there I just ask Miki!!

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Troy thanks for info keep up the good work

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Yes I agree with both of your solutions to both examplesā€¦ thank you for your endless great work Troypoiint.

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Iā€™ll follow your suggestions and instructions, Troy.

Thanks for all you do, and thanks to the ā€œinsidersā€ who have helped me many times.

M.

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Always good to be reminded of proper protocol because it impacts everyone. These two issues are intimately related but iā€™d say a concise and adequately described topic title is absolutely critical in avoiding duplicate posts. Iā€™ve always said that proper google search training should be mandatory in the school system. If I got paid an hourly rate for all the fruitless web searches iā€™ve performed over the years, my kids would be rich too, lol.

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You have a completely reasonable request.
However, this is endemic across platforms.
Few people do the leg work and post their request out of laziness.
Perhaps if you suggest that their post mau take 24 hours to appear? It will encourage people to search the forums.

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I haveā€™nt needed to post just searched for a topic. Agree with your sentiment its just that some people believe that they are the only ones with a particular problem. Cant blame them but maybe this post will give them comfort that they are not the only ones, trust Troypoint

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Thank yo for letting us know. :slight_smile:

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Search is the operative word!

TP Search

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Thanks for sharing your expertise, and valuable time with us. I appreciate all that you do.

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Continuing the discussion from :stop_sign: HELP! Insiders please read entire message:

Thanks for all your help Troy, your my go to for any issues, someone always has the answers posted already.
Thanks for all you do Troy

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