Over this weekend, we had to remove the search function. It is really a step backwards, but there was almost no choice ... we realized that not many people used the search (if at all), and the requirements on the mySQL database were becoming too strenuous. We might re-implement this feature in the future once we can build a better search algorithm, but until then we have decided it would be a lot better just to remove the feature.

We apologize for the lack of notice in this matter, and we will work harder to let you know about these changes beforehand
Posted by tabulas on July 24, 2004 at 10:57 PM in General News | 14 Comments
tabulas has turned on comment autolocking after 2 days.
Comment posted on July 29th, 2004 at 12:08 AM
hope you don\'t mind... it\'s not really related to the \"search removed\' but i think there\'s something wrong with my friends-of list... i don\'t know but the entries are from one person only and those entries are not the latest...eventhough i have friends who added me as their friend.. hope you can check on it..thanks..
Comment posted on July 29th, 2004 at 12:53 AM
Your friends of list is accurate; cynique has added you as a friend (but you have not yet) and it shows her most recent posts.

nike (guest)

Comment posted on July 28th, 2004 at 10:27 PM
hi, i just changed password and i have problems logging in..what do i do?
Comment posted on July 28th, 2004 at 01:53 AM
<a href=\"www.whiteelephantsession.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\"></a>


i tried editing my templates by adding the above codes...however, the page keeps opening at <a href="http://www.tabulas.com/www.whitelephantsession.blogspot.com">www.tabulas.com/www.whitelephantsession.blogspot.com</a> instead of <a href="http://www.whitelephantsession.blogspot.com...can">www.whitelephantsession.blogspot.com...can</a> anyone help tell me why?
Comment posted on July 28th, 2004 at 01:01 AM
the search function....i never even used it
i remembered xanga doing the same thing, except xanga made it a premium feature
i support tabulas. :D it has much more features than other bloggers. plz dont take that away :D:D

Nicole (guest)

Comment posted on July 27th, 2004 at 12:43 AM
i am having trouble logging into my account because i can\'t remember or find my password. please help!! thanks...
Comment posted on July 27th, 2004 at 12:46 AM
retrieve a password page might be a good place to start then?

Lola (guest)

Comment posted on July 25th, 2004 at 05:54 PM
somehow i don\'t think removing features is going to make anyone, including myself more convinced to buy a paid account when there are plenty of other blogging services out there that have many more features as it is, and for free. it\'s been months since you announced working on a new style system and that isn\'t even up yet. if you want people to pay for your service, then give them a good reason to.
Comment posted on July 27th, 2004 at 12:47 AM
The features weren\'t removed to entice people to upgrade their accounts. It was removed because we can no longer support an unscaleable feature.
Comment posted on July 25th, 2004 at 05:02 PM
aww... oh well... i hope it gets back soon

and also the community and the members lists

:)
Comment posted on July 25th, 2004 at 05:28 PM
thats a paid feature :)
Comment posted on July 26th, 2004 at 11:56 AM
it is? w0ah... okhaaay
Comment posted on July 25th, 2004 at 09:40 AM
I have a question (its not really related to the search feature, but a question all the same :))
how do i backup my entries? can i save to my hard drive?
Comment posted on July 25th, 2004 at 05:00 PM
i think there\'s an option in the backup that let\'s you download it, both in html format and in xml format.

<a href=\"http://www.tabulas.com/private/backup.php\" target=\"_Blank\"><a href="http://www.tabulas.com/private/backup.php">http://www.tabulas.com/private/backup.php</a></a>

:)