[Sigia-l] Pre-searched topics VS pre-selected search criteria

[Boniface Lau]

> From: lauran at etr.org [mailto:lauran at etr.org]
[...]
>  
> >  > From: lauran at etr.org [mailto:lauran at etr.org]
> >> 
> >>  Just noticed this old post which may explain a little more about
> >>  "pre-selected search criteria"
> >
> >Thank you for the forwared "Timeline" post. But are you equating
> >"pre-selected search criteria" with "pre-searched topics"?
> 
> 
> Yes. In the instance I was pointing out to you, and the one
> mentioned in the Timeline post re: EMP, they are the same thing.

In that case, it is a misuse of the term "pre-searched topics".

In English language, "pre-" is used to form words indicating that
something takes place before a particular date, period, or event.

"Pre-searched" means a search was done beforehand. Instead of starting
a search and waiting for it to finish, a "pre-searched topic"
retrieves result of a previous search on that topic. But in your
example,

    http://epicenter.etr.org/site/find/PracSearch.taf

clicking on any of the topic links would cause a search. Thus, those
links are NOT pre-searched topics. Calling them such, as that page
does, tends to mislead users into believing that the results that they
are getting is NOT current. The topic links on that page are links
with pre-selected search criteria.

"Pre-selected search criteria" means search criteria selected
beforehand. Clicking on a link with "pre-selected search criteria"
will initiate a search using the pre-selected criteria, instead of
retrieving result of a previous search.


Boniface