>>>>>>>>I've heard the odd complaint about degradation of service but not encountered much (except my recent comment of tags). HOWEVER, I went to do a member search, which, I think, used to include forename, surname, and/or member ID boxes, et al.
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>>>>>>>>Now there are only GP or Member ID (If you know the member ID why need to search, FGS?)
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>>>>>>>>and the message is:
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>>>>>>>>You may enter a search value to be searched [sic] in the last name, city, company or email field.
>>>>>>>>Or, you may enter the member ID in the ID field if you know it.
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>>>>>>>>I wanted to search on forename.
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>>>>>>>>The old adage "If it ain't broke don't fix it" rings so true at the moment. What's going on with all these unnecessary and counter-productive changes?
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>>>>>>>I guess one search box (universal) was easier to implement going forward than custom form. BTW, I also used this search a minute ago. I typed "Kelly" in the search box and it brought me lots of Kelly in the first name, though it was not supposed to, I think.
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>>>>>>Well I was looking for Cristoff, as I saw him in an old FP Advisor (2000), as Lange, and thought "I'm sure that's not his name", searched for him and no hit. I seem to recall he got married a few years ago and changed his name to his wife's. Anyhow, I (thought I) couldn't search on the forename tio check his current surname.
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>>>>>>Also, have you noticed that when composing a message, sometimes the bottom button panel of the message gets screwed up and untidy, over 2 lines?
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>>>>>I'm not sure if we are talking about the same member search, but when I type "Christof" (note spelling) into the search box in the box on the left side I get the appropriate results.
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>>>>I'm talking about the search member facility which has changed. I gave you the wording above. True, despite what it says, you can search on forename. Misspelling of his forename noted. And his surname is now Wollenhaupt.
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>>>I could have told you that ;-)
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>>I told you how I came about using the facility, rather than posting a query about it. Is my recollection of his name change correct?
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>>>I still don't know what the "search member facility" is or how you get to it here. Never having used it, I guess I don't need to know.
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>>On the top toolbar - a button with a pic of a spy-glass, with summat round and green below it, and "Member" written on the button.
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>>It is a facility whereby one can search for a member
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>Oh yes, there it is. Thanks. And your recollection is correct -- Christof's last name was Lange until he got married and took his wife's.

So which member search were you using?

Anyways, the upshot of this is that the wording in the facility I used is misleading.

AND you may search on a surname but get results for a forename.