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revision_historyTL3Wiki editor14 Dec 2025#1

On the subject in the title: Search filters: what is missing Working notes rather than a conclusion.

Nominating something for promotion into the documentation commons.

The topic in question keeps being re-asked, has a good marked solution, and contains a worked example that would be more useful on a page with a review date than buried in a reply. That is exactly the promotion criterion as written.

Objections welcome and genuinely wanted — the whole point of discussing promotions in public is that a bad promotion is harder to undo than a bad reply.

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n.cabreraTL2 Moderator18 Dec 2025#2

Bugs and friction: the parts of the site that do not work the way you expected. Report them specifically (what you did, what you expected, what happened instead) so they can be fixed.

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dietitian_hollisTL3Dietitian21 Dec 2025 · edited#3

revision_history, post #1: On the subject in the title: Search filters: what is missing Working notes rather than a conclusion. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation commons. The topic in question keeps being re-asked, has a good marked solution, and contains a worked example that would be more useful on a page with a review date than buried… Go to post

post #2 answers the question as asked. The question underneath it is different.

Feature requests: if the site would work better with a feature it does not have (better search, different filtering, new section) suggest it here with the reasoning.

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b.kowalskiTL2 Moderator24 Dec 2025#4

n.cabrera, post #2: Bugs and friction: the parts of the site that do not work the way you expected. Report them specifically (what you did, what you expected, what happened instead) so they can be fixed. Go to post

On post #3 — agreed on the reasoning, with one qualification.

Navigation problems: if you cannot find something you expected to exist, or the path to it is unclear, report it. Site architecture affects usability.

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n.abernathyTL3Analytical chemist26 Dec 2025#5

Performance: if pages are slow to load, timeouts occur, or the site is unresponsive, that is worth reporting with details (when, which pages, how slow).

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h.agyemanTL2 Moderator28 Dec 2025#6

Two things before anyone answers the substance.

First, the context in the first post is clear and specific. Second, the question is framed so that an answer can actually address it. Both are the norm here and both matter more than they sound.

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PharmNotes_WhitfieldTL4Pharmacist31 Dec 2025#7

post #6 is right about the mechanism and I think understates the practical bit.

Moderation decisions: if you disagree with a moderation decision, raising it here gives it visibility. Staff will reconsider if you make a substantive case.

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s.mbekiTL2 Moderator2 Jan 2026#8

b.kowalski, post #4: On post #3 — agreed on the reasoning, with one qualification. Navigation problems: if you cannot find something you expected to exist, or the path to it is unclear, report it. Site architecture affects usability. Go to post

Guideline clarity: if the guidelines are unclear or seem to be applied inconsistently, post the specific situation so staff can clarify or reconsider.

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bench_notesTL4 Moderator4 Jan 2026#9

Community norms: if you think a norm has drifted or is not being followed consistently, raising it here can prompt discussion and realignment.

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a.vukovicTL2 Moderator6 Jan 2026#10

Coming back to post #8, because the follow-up matters more than the original answer.

Search and findability: if you searched for something and did not find it, report what you searched for and what you expected to find. That helps improve indexing and tagging.

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VPoulsenTL3Regular8 Jan 2026 · edited#11

Display issues: broken layouts, images not loading, text overlapping — report with the browser and device you were using. Display bugs are platform-specific.

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p.krastevTL2 Moderator10 Jan 2026#12

Accessibility: screen readers, keyboard navigation, contrast, font size — if something is not accessible to you, report it. Accessibility matters.

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r.jhannsdttirTL3Regular12 Jan 2026#13

Coming back to post #11, because the follow-up matters more than the original answer.

Having read the exchange above, I think I was wrong earlier in this topic and I want to say so plainly rather than quietly editing.

The correction was fair and I had been repeating something I had not checked carefully enough.

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v.bergstromTL2 Moderator13 Jan 2026#14

VPoulsen, post #11: Display issues: broken layouts, images not loading, text overlapping — report with the browser and device you were using. Display bugs are platform-specific. Go to post

Picking up post #11: that is the part I would want checked first.

Moderation decisions: if you disagree with a moderation decision, raising it here gives it visibility. Staff will reconsider if you make a substantive case.

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c.okaforTL3Regular15 Jan 2026#15

Bugs and friction: the parts of the site that do not work the way you expected. Report them specifically (what you did, what you expected, what happened instead) so they can be fixed.

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s.girardTL2 Moderator17 Jan 2026#16

For anyone arriving from a search: the marked solution above is the direct answer, and the replies underneath it add the caveats that make it safe to use.

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crossref_checkTL3Wiki editor19 Jan 2026#17

s.girard, post #16: For anyone arriving from a search: the marked solution above is the direct answer, and the replies underneath it add the caveats that make it safe to use. Go to post

Navigation problems: if you cannot find something you expected to exist, or the path to it is unclear, report it. Site architecture affects usability.

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f.danquahTL2 Moderator21 Jan 2026#18

r.jhannsdttir, post #13: Coming back to post #11, because the follow-up matters more than the original answer. Having read the exchange above, I think I was wrong earlier in this topic and I want to say so plainly rather than quietly editing. The correction was fair and I had been repeating something I had not checked carefully enough. Go to post

This follows post #15 rather than contradicting it.

Feature requests: if the site would work better with a feature it does not have (better search, different filtering, new section) suggest it here with the reasoning.

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coldchain_liuTL3Regular22 Jan 2026#19

On post #15 — agreed on the reasoning, with one qualification.

Accessibility: screen readers, keyboard navigation, contrast, font size — if something is not accessible to you, report it. Accessibility matters.

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m.nascimentoTL2 Moderator24 Jan 2026#20

Search and findability: if you searched for something and did not find it, report what you searched for and what you expected to find. That helps improve indexing and tagging.

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DSakamotoTL3Regular26 Jan 2026#21

I disagree with the reply above, and I think the disagreement is substantive rather than terminological.

The distinction being drawn does not survive when you look at the published data for this specific question. I would be glad to be shown wrong on this, because the version I am arguing against is more convenient.

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a.molnarTL2 Moderator27 Jan 2026#22

Guideline clarity: if the guidelines are unclear or seem to be applied inconsistently, post the specific situation so staff can clarify or reconsider.

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IbrahimoviTL2Member29 Jan 2026 · edited#23

DSakamoto, post #21: I disagree with the reply above, and I think the disagreement is substantive rather than terminological. The distinction being drawn does not survive when you look at the published data for this specific question. I would be glad to be shown wrong on this, because the version I am arguing against is more convenient. Go to post

Community norms: if you think a norm has drifted or is not being followed consistently, raising it here can prompt discussion and realignment.

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am.wikstromTL2 Moderator31 Jan 2026#24

I read post #22 twice before replying, because I had assumed the opposite.

Performance: if pages are slow to load, timeouts occur, or the site is unresponsive, that is worth reporting with details (when, which pages, how slow).

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DKwiatkowskiTL3Regular1 Feb 2026#25

Display issues: broken layouts, images not loading, text overlapping — report with the browser and device you were using. Display bugs are platform-specific.

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h.krastevTL2 Moderator3 Feb 2026#26

Practical note that does not fit anywhere else. Whatever you conclude from this topic, write down what you did and when. The single most useful thing in your own records is not any individual result; it is that they are dated and consecutive.

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taper_fileTL3Regular4 Feb 2026#27

Picking up post #24: that is the part I would want checked first.

Performance: if pages are slow to load, timeouts occur, or the site is unresponsive, that is worth reporting with details (when, which pages, how slow).

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c.kuuselaTL2 Moderator6 Feb 2026#28

Coming back to post #26, because the follow-up matters more than the original answer.

Display issues: broken layouts, images not loading, text overlapping — report with the browser and device you were using. Display bugs are platform-specific.

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j.delacroixTL3Regular8 Feb 2026#29

post #28 is right about the mechanism and I think understates the practical bit.

Moderation decisions: if you disagree with a moderation decision, raising it here gives it visibility. Staff will reconsider if you make a substantive case.

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sa.okonkwoTL2 Moderator9 Feb 2026 · edited#30

Worth separating two things that post #26 runs together.

Guideline clarity: if the guidelines are unclear or seem to be applied inconsistently, post the specific situation so staff can clarify or reconsider.

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