As usual I'm not delusional enough to think that I can prevent spam- of course not!
But I get so tired of seeing the same things over and over in my अपडेट्स and then typing the same stuff over and over. Also people dont seem to grasp the use of कीवर्ड्स so maybe this will help some in that respect,too.

Now I know the searchbar is scary! I saw it for the first time myself when I was a new user and was reluctant to try it. Who knows what might happen when आप click that खोजिए button!?! But one दिन I summoned all my courage I tried and it didn't hurt. Now there was a surprise! Back then there was only one..now we have TWO खोजिए options and I know that is even scarier. But be assured I have been using the खोजिए for ages now and nothing bad has ever happened to me.
Seriously I give आप my word: IT WON'T HURT! PROMISE!!

Searching for content on this site is a little wonky at times I admit that. But over time आप will learn how to get better results AND and this is the w.i.e.r.d.est part (I know its spelt weird but come on..nobody likes a Ted!) आप will also learn how to label the content आप प्रस्तुत करे so that other users can find it as well.

1) The खोजिए across fanpop

On चोटी, शीर्ष of the page on the far right end of the black bar of doom we have the खोजिए for the whole site. This is a great tool आप can use when आप want to find spots already available. आप hate repeats, आप know आप do, so before creating a new spot आप will use this search.
Also आप want to find all content on फैन्पॉप for something/someone in this example Katherine Heigl.
There will be content in the "Katherine Heigl" spot and the "Movies" spot but since she is both on TV and in फिल्में आप will also find तस्वीरें of her on the "Grey's Anatomy" spot and the "Television" spot. Maybe there is also content in places आप hadn't thought of: the "Hottest Actresses" spot या the "Knocked-up" spot. So instead of going to all these spots separately and clicking yourself through all content आप use: TADA!! The खोजिए across fanpop!!
आप type in Katherine Heigl click "search" and this will lead you- in theory- to all content पेश on फैन्पॉप concerning Katherine Heigl.*nods* I KNOW, RIGHT??
It has been neatly organized these days: आप can filter your खोजिए results द्वारा category so if you're looking for तस्वीरें only आप can even choose to get sub-results organized द्वारा image type (icons,wallpapers etc). ALL THAT with a few clicks!


आप can also use the advanced खोजिए to filter answers,links, forums, picks etc



So much for the theory of it.
What आप won't find are तस्वीरें पोस्टेड but have no कीवर्ड्स and "KH <3<3" as the title. The searchbar is friendly but let's face it not very clever. It doesnt recognize Katherine on a picture..it will only give आप results if the image is somehow marked with the words "Katherine Heigl".
That is the reason द्वारा the way why people keep moaning aboot keywords! Not to be bossy या rude but because आप need to add कीवर्ड्स so your friend the searchbar can find things!
And आप see in the image above that आप get Ellen Pompeo and Sandra Oh results, too, when searching for Katherine Heigl..Why आप ask? Because someone added the wrong keywords!

Also just putting "KH <3<3" in the शीर्षक of the picture will not result in people being able to find the image when looking for "Katherine Heigl". It just won't! Now maybe आप say: All प्रशंसकों call her KH - like we call "How I met your Mother" HIMYM- but try that, type in KH, and आप might get some Katherine Heigl pictures along the way- but mostly a lot of "Kingdom Hearts" ( I don't even know what that is to be honest) results to click through.
Wouldn't it be MUCH easier if all तस्वीरें with Katherine Heigl on them would pop up when आप want them to and NO Kingdom Hearts results? Isn't that what आप would expect? Why on earth would आप want "Kindom Hearts" results when looking for Katherine Heigl?
( I researched: Its a game..now the woman is busy but I'm pretty sure she isn't in that.)
That is why when submitting an image या any other type of content think of your fellow fans. Think of new users who come here and want to find things they are a प्रशंसक of. Mark your content so it can be found with the help of your friend: The dense but well intentioned searchbar!


2) Searching on a spot

Now this खोजिए hasn't been around as long as the other. On each spot on the चोटी, शीर्ष right under the banner there is another खोजिए one that is restricted to the club you're currently in. (if आप accidentally use it to खोजिए across फैन्पॉप आप can alter the खोजिए द्वारा clicking on "search fanpop" the f4 are clever like that and knew we get confused easily).
It's great for finding things that are restricted to a certain spot.
So for example: आप want to make a REALLY original pick with awesome images.
आप think for a while and come up with "Do आप think Katherine Heigl is hot?"

आप have become close फ्रेंड्स with the searchbar and want to see if anyone else was clever enough to come up with such an unusual question.
Don't try to खोजिए the whole question, instead use the main words of your सवाल and type that into the clubsearch so in this case Katherine hot . आप probably find *gasp* that 4 people before आप had the same idea and आप rest assured that great minds think alike. Normally आप would leave it at that but that सवाल just HAS to be asked again so आप go to the "Hottest Actresses" club and try again. Just for the sake of the example let's pretend आप try the खोजिए there and it brings back nothing (*coushyeahrightcough*).
So आप post this सवाल and want some awesome तस्वीरें to go with your options. Again आप can use the clubsearch because most तस्वीरें of Katherine will be in the "Katherine Heigl"spot and और likely of Katherine alone rather than searching across फैन्पॉप where आप will also get a lot of तस्वीरें with her as Izzie (probably together with Alex who really has no business being on your pick.) आप can filter your खोजिए again द्वारा category and choose आइकनों since those will already have the square format आप need.

But what if आप want to ask a और specific सवाल aboot e.g. a dress she wore? आप want to ask which dress looked better on her the one she wore to the "Academy Awards" in 2008 (no idea if she was invited to that but please play along) या the one she wore at the "Knocked up" premiere? आप want your options and the तस्वीरें to match of course since people might not remember them both. Also you're pretty sure pictures of both events were पोस्टेड on the spot but आप really don't remember when and don't want to click through endless results आप get when looking at the तस्वीरें section.
Wouldn't it be just insanely helpful if आप got the results आप needed when searching for "Academy Awards" या "Oscar" on the Katherine Heigl clubsearch? Just imagine the person who uploaded the तस्वीरें was kind enough to put "oscars" "academy awards" "2008" "kathrine heigl" (and maybe some और that fit like "red carpet")in the keywords! आप would find what आप need instantly!

So remember when adding stuff to fanpop: think aboot your friend the searchbar! Be kind! Help the poor thing to do its work. It doesn't only operate on कीवर्ड्स but also on titles so pay attention to both (for spots/clubs it also works with the submotto for some reason I can't quite grasp :S...just type in "love" and आप will see what I mean.).
Don't PLEASE just don't tag stuff thats NOT in the image/video. If you're uploading "Izzie" आइकनों to the Grey's Anatomy spot don't tag other characters.

Don't use all कीवर्ड्स available just to put some. Also and this might to news to some: आप can type your own keywords! So आप can actually type in "oscar" "academy awards" etc yourself separating them द्वारा commas! Bulk uploading kills कीवर्ड्स as Snerkie once कहा but I won't stop आप from doing that anyway but please at least don't tag things that AREN'T in the picture. That is just frustrating to everyone else.


As for titles: its never a good idea to put "OTH <3<3" या "LYK OMG SO HAWT" या any other abbreviations या textspeak. Try to make the titles simple and "searchable" (why THAT'S not a word in the English language is beyond me..but आप know what I mean). The "KH" example या putting "GG" which can be Gossip Girl, Gilmore Girls या even GOLDEN GIRLS for that matter shows आप how it might confuse things for people.

I think its fine to post "updated" repeats but be sure to mark them as such. So instead of asking "Is Katherine Heigl hot?" आप could ask "After Katherine Heigl dyed her hair, got plastic surgery and is now a dude: Is she still hot? and it wouldn't really be a repeat.

So अगला time आप want to add something to फैन्पॉप please do two things use a touch of common sense and PLEASE use your friend: The Searchbar!