Searching by inactive members broken?

[flyzipper]

I was trying to search for something that I associate with a member we've lost, and noticed I could not specify their name in the By: filter field.

It may be related to how long their account has been inactive since a recently passed member can still be selected.

I'd like to be able to easily search all that past wisdom.

Are others seeing this, and if so, could it be corrected?

EDIT: looks like just the type-ahead isn't working as expected, but if you type the full name, it still filters properly.

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[Macawnutz]

Yes, it won't auto generate the name if they are inactive but it will search as it should.

 

[flyzipper]

Thanks, that's workable.
Was mostly worried that the filter itself wouldn't work.

 

[Zara]

Steve, it is the same with tags (the @). If there is an inactive member you want to tag, after so many months the auto thing won't work. I tagged a member yesterday and I had to type her full username but they do work just like the search function.

 

[expressmailtome]

I was trying to search for something that I associate with a member we've lost, and noticed I could not specify their name in the By: filter field.

If by "lost", you mean one that has passed away, simply click on "members" at the top of the screen. There you will see the "notable members" page. The "most messages" section lists all of the members that the staff know have passed away as when we find out, their post count is boosted to 1,000,000, and they are posthumously given the "avian angel" banner.