Linky Pony: URL search for previous postings January 25, 2013 1:07 PM Subscribe
Hi-
I'm much more of a Green user than a Blue user. However, I came across an article that might be interesting for FPP submission that was published in December.
I realized that I didn't really have any way of finding out whether this particular article had been posted before, without knowing the keywords that someone might have used to describe it.
Might it be possible to create a 'search by url' function, either in the 'new post' page or somewhere else, to be able to paste in a url and see whether it's been linked to on MeFi ever? It seems like this might help cut down on duplicates (especially if it was part of the new post submission process). ...or am i missing something super obvious?
I realized that I didn't really have any way of finding out whether this particular article had been posted before, without knowing the keywords that someone might have used to describe it.
Might it be possible to create a 'search by url' function, either in the 'new post' page or somewhere else, to be able to paste in a url and see whether it's been linked to on MeFi ever? It seems like this might help cut down on duplicates (especially if it was part of the new post submission process). ...or am i missing something super obvious?
Yes, we have this but it's a bit hidden. If you write up your post (on the "New Post" page of the blue) and click "Preview", then the URL checker will check your URL.
posted by LobsterMitten (staff) at 1:13 PM on January 25, 2013
posted by LobsterMitten (staff) at 1:13 PM on January 25, 2013
If you paste a url in the new post page and click preview, it will tell you if that url has been used before. However, it will not pick up every possible variation of that url, so it's not a foolproof system.
You can also paste urls into the search field at the bottom of every page on the site. Results look like this. The gray text at the end of each item which says, (keyword in HTML) will help you narrow down if a post has been made which used your article.
posted by zarq at 1:13 PM on January 25, 2013
You can also paste urls into the search field at the bottom of every page on the site. Results look like this. The gray text at the end of each item which says, (keyword in HTML) will help you narrow down if a post has been made which used your article.
posted by zarq at 1:13 PM on January 25, 2013
You used to be able to quickly check links by pasting them into the Link field of the New Post form, but that seems to have been removed.
posted by zamboni at 1:13 PM on January 25, 2013
posted by zamboni at 1:13 PM on January 25, 2013
Note to self: learn to type faster.
posted by zarq at 1:14 PM on January 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by zarq at 1:14 PM on January 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
You used to be able to quickly check links by pasting them into the Link field of the New Post form, but that seems to have been removed.
Ignore this- I was looking at the Metatalk New Post, and I'm a chump.
posted by zamboni at 1:14 PM on January 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
Ignore this- I was looking at the Metatalk New Post, and I'm a chump.
posted by zamboni at 1:14 PM on January 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
I'm a chump.
You are fine. We are all fine. I sometimes just paste the URL into Google with the word "MetaFilter" after it which will sometimes work. In conclusion MetaFilter is a land of contrasts.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 1:19 PM on January 25, 2013 [15 favorites]
You are fine. We are all fine. I sometimes just paste the URL into Google with the word "MetaFilter" after it which will sometimes work. In conclusion MetaFilter is a land of contrasts.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 1:19 PM on January 25, 2013 [15 favorites]
Isn't there a way to search Google just for metafilter? Something like "site:metafilter"?
posted by zarq at 1:23 PM on January 25, 2013
posted by zarq at 1:23 PM on January 25, 2013
None of this would have happened before titles got added to the home page.
Also maybe it would be a good idea to make mention of this functionality on the new post page?
Would a google search include the urls inside an "a href" tag in its search results? or only the body of the text?
posted by softlord at 1:26 PM on January 25, 2013
Also maybe it would be a good idea to make mention of this functionality on the new post page?
Would a google search include the urls inside an "a href" tag in its search results? or only the body of the text?
posted by softlord at 1:26 PM on January 25, 2013
None of this would have happened before titles got added to the home page.
You start a comment with this, the rest of it just sounds like BLA BLA MOD BLA BLA, for future reference. Lead with your good ideas.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 1:33 PM on January 25, 2013 [7 favorites]
You start a comment with this, the rest of it just sounds like BLA BLA MOD BLA BLA, for future reference. Lead with your good ideas.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 1:33 PM on January 25, 2013 [7 favorites]
jessamyn is the best. and a land of contrasts.
posted by garlic at 1:40 PM on January 25, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by garlic at 1:40 PM on January 25, 2013 [3 favorites]
[search string] site:www.metafilter.com
With Chrome you don't even have to do the 'site:' convention anymore. In the URL field just type metafilter.com, hit the spacebar and continue to type your search query. The Search field will automatically switch to site-specific search mode.
But yeah, by far the easiest way to do this is to pare down the url as much as possible (lopping http:// off, etc.) and pop it into the search box on the top right corner of any page. Another site search box angle to take is to just use the article identification number. So if the permalink to your article has a unique string, just copy/paste the unique string into the search box. (This doesn't always work though. For instance, YouTube may have several versions of one video so searching for the video-id string may not turn up links to other instances of the video on YouTube.)
posted by carsonb at 1:46 PM on January 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
With Chrome you don't even have to do the 'site:' convention anymore. In the URL field just type metafilter.com, hit the spacebar and continue to type your search query. The Search field will automatically switch to site-specific search mode.
But yeah, by far the easiest way to do this is to pare down the url as much as possible (lopping http:// off, etc.) and pop it into the search box on the top right corner of any page. Another site search box angle to take is to just use the article identification number. So if the permalink to your article has a unique string, just copy/paste the unique string into the search box. (This doesn't always work though. For instance, YouTube may have several versions of one video so searching for the video-id string may not turn up links to other instances of the video on YouTube.)
posted by carsonb at 1:46 PM on January 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
No, they started off as BIG titles; now all the titles are hidden. Hidden safely away, where I can't see those sweet little titles any more.
posted by Curious Artificer at 1:53 PM on January 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Curious Artificer at 1:53 PM on January 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
The naked links and the dead links.
posted by 2bucksplus at 2:58 PM on January 25, 2013
posted by 2bucksplus at 2:58 PM on January 25, 2013
2bucksplus: "The naked links and the dead links."
First rule of politics: never get caught with a naked man or a dead woman.
posted by double block and bleed at 6:23 PM on January 25, 2013
First rule of politics: never get caught with a naked man or a dead woman.
posted by double block and bleed at 6:23 PM on January 25, 2013
In conclusion MetaFilter is a land of contrasts.
If that were true, we'd have a professional white background.
posted by silby at 11:58 PM on January 25, 2013
If that were true, we'd have a professional white background.
posted by silby at 11:58 PM on January 25, 2013
If that were true, we'd have a professional white background.
Nobody ever said how much contrast is required.
posted by solarion at 5:36 AM on January 26, 2013
Nobody ever said how much contrast is required.
posted by solarion at 5:36 AM on January 26, 2013
[search string] site:www.metafilter.com
Note: "site:www.metafilter.com" searches the Blue only; "site:metafilter.com" searches all subsites.
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 10:42 AM on January 28, 2013
Note: "site:www.metafilter.com" searches the Blue only; "site:metafilter.com" searches all subsites.
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 10:42 AM on January 28, 2013
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posted by mr_crash_davis at 1:12 PM on January 25, 2013