Searching suggestion
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beverlyannburr
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Searching suggestion
where ever I search the scriptures or other places in the Church system it would be nice to have a speller with the system. Also it would be nice to a search engine that finds scriptures I'm looking for even if I haven't made an exact quote to the referance. Kind of like google does.
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mevans
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Re: Searching suggestion
It's been a long time since you posted your comment. I see it's your first post. Welcome to the forums. I'm sorry that no one has commented on this.
This is a user-to-user forum. Church employees sometimes visit. Suggestions need to be submitted to the Feedback link, which is found at the bottom of most pages. Those submissions are sent to decision makers. It doesn't mean your suggestion will be implemented, but at least someone will read it. Be aware that someone might respond to your suggestion telling you to clear your cache and cookies, as that's almost an automatic response to many submissions. If you get such a response, you may need to reply that you're submitting a suggestion.
Personally, I usually use Google to search the church website, as its results are better than the church's search. Last time I compared the results, Google was doing a better job on finding things I wanted on the church website than Duck Duck Go or Bing, so I've kept using Google. When searching, just type what you're looking for, followed by site:ChurchOfJesusChrist.org and Google will limit its search to the church website. If you click on any result for more information, be aware that you may see other suggestions, which aren't necessarily on the church website, and may include results of those in disagreement with the church.
This is a user-to-user forum. Church employees sometimes visit. Suggestions need to be submitted to the Feedback link, which is found at the bottom of most pages. Those submissions are sent to decision makers. It doesn't mean your suggestion will be implemented, but at least someone will read it. Be aware that someone might respond to your suggestion telling you to clear your cache and cookies, as that's almost an automatic response to many submissions. If you get such a response, you may need to reply that you're submitting a suggestion.
Personally, I usually use Google to search the church website, as its results are better than the church's search. Last time I compared the results, Google was doing a better job on finding things I wanted on the church website than Duck Duck Go or Bing, so I've kept using Google. When searching, just type what you're looking for, followed by site:ChurchOfJesusChrist.org and Google will limit its search to the church website. If you click on any result for more information, be aware that you may see other suggestions, which aren't necessarily on the church website, and may include results of those in disagreement with the church.
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glreidaz
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Re: Searching suggestion
Let me tell you why I’ve been thinking about taxonomies lately...
“You know, a taxonomy is just a fancy word for a system that organizes things. You see it everywhere — in indexes at the back of books, medical codes, star charts, insect families, even scripture topics. Everything neatly labeled, every drawer labeled and closed.
But here's the kicker: taxonomies are built by experts for other experts. They’re like well-ordered libraries where you’d better already know the classification system — or good luck finding anything.
Now take the LDS website. It’s a goldmine of material, all perfectly arranged. But I just wanted to find the interactive music player — that amazing tool where you can slow down your part, change the key, and print the sheet music.
So I search for it... and what do I get? Articles about the tool. Discussions. Tips. Everything except the tool itself. Turns out, to actually use the player, I have to go start with a hymn, then the player magically appears at the top of that page.
So yeah — perfect taxonomy. But unless you're the person who built the system, it's like wandering a maze with no signs. I can’t even send someone a direct link to the player without hand-walking them through a hymn first. The system wasn’t designed for users — it was designed for the architects.”
“You know, a taxonomy is just a fancy word for a system that organizes things. You see it everywhere — in indexes at the back of books, medical codes, star charts, insect families, even scripture topics. Everything neatly labeled, every drawer labeled and closed.
But here's the kicker: taxonomies are built by experts for other experts. They’re like well-ordered libraries where you’d better already know the classification system — or good luck finding anything.
Now take the LDS website. It’s a goldmine of material, all perfectly arranged. But I just wanted to find the interactive music player — that amazing tool where you can slow down your part, change the key, and print the sheet music.
So I search for it... and what do I get? Articles about the tool. Discussions. Tips. Everything except the tool itself. Turns out, to actually use the player, I have to go start with a hymn, then the player magically appears at the top of that page.
So yeah — perfect taxonomy. But unless you're the person who built the system, it's like wandering a maze with no signs. I can’t even send someone a direct link to the player without hand-walking them through a hymn first. The system wasn’t designed for users — it was designed for the architects.”