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Librarian K (who won’t mock me) or anyone else (who may)…
Where is the search bar on here now? Or do we go through archives section to find stuff? TIA
It’s right next to that big red button which says SEARCH
I swear – I do not have one of those big ol’ buttons, HG Funny Man. It’s fine…it’s just my device, I’m certain…I’ll go through the archives.🙂
How odd. It’s beneath the black section and before the first article
HG,
I know…it *is” odd. It’s not like it takes a software engineer to confirm, but I just handed my device over to one, to make sure, ’cause why is it just me with these weird tech issues – and he tried a few things & said, “Nope, no search button.” So weird that it’s funny. It’s ok, really…no reason I can’t get at it through the archives.
It appears that a few others have similar issues. I have no idea why as when I have checked on varying devices and asked other people to check (other readers) they can see the search bar.
HG, on Macs running Safari, the search function appears twice, just below the fold under the slider etc, and at the bottom after all the visible posts shown on the home page. On iPhones, it appears twice on the home page as well. Your theme may appear differently in different browsers (e.g. Firefox, Chrome). Might be worth a look. The new theme is so clean and attractive, the search function may go unnoticed beyond the dazzling graphics though, due to the consistency of the color scheme.
HG,
Dashing off to work – but tried the easiest thing I just saw on here, as a solution – clicked on the “Knowing the Narcissist” banner, and it sent me right to the search bar. Hooray🤸♀️
Thanks, one & all.❤
So it was there all along.
Hahahaha…who’s gaslighting who now!
HG: Yes, chalk mine up to “user incompetence.” However, what’s the deal with my software engineer friend? He’s fired!🙂
The important factors are
1. You can access it, and
2. The software engineer gets sent to the dungeon.
HG says…
The important factors are
1. You can access it, and
2. The software engineer gets sent to the dungeon.
CIF says…
1) True. An annoying that’s problem solved is a glorious thing.
2) I feel too sorry for him to stick him in the dungeon — he already (pretty much) works underground, poor guy…and every time I ask him for help, he wants to know if I have snacks. I think he’s just hungry & not focused.
3) I see you have Alexa smoking now – and K checking out seedy films. I guess a good day for you, eh? Heh.
CIF, Coding in program languages is not the same as GUI navigation 😉
FYC,
I do get that…but I sort of expect him to have a grasp of the more basic computer stuff too. I guess I’ll just think of him like he’s risen to his level of incompetence. Kidding! – he’s truly great.🙂
CIF, Haha. I guess he had company since so many missed it. The search function is ubiquitous now!
FYC,
Yepper…the search is over, for many of us – just like our narcissist experience is no longer hidden – we’ve found the answer(s).
🤗
Caroline-is-fine
It’s not user incompetence, just think of it as Adventurer’s Overload due to the excitement over the new and improved narcsite!
Adventurer´s Overload? I am sure I have seen that, erm, film.
HG
Hahahahaha…I just did an image search! And I bet you have seen that film(s)!!!
Pftt. You stay in the gutter with that terrible mind of yours, K.
HG
Hahahaha…I can’t unsee the images!!! And people were behind me picking up their books when the images popped up!
Adventurer’s Overload was clearly a poor choice of words.
K,
After seeing the ensuing exchange from Adventure’s Overload, I’ll stick with self-described incompetence!🤭
Caroline-is-incompetent
Hahahahaha…thanks for the laugh. I am with you 100%. Better to be incompetent than an Overloaded Adventurer, thrust me…I saw the images!
K
Thrust me? Freudian slip?
NA,
😂Poor K…now she’s talking dirty…and she’s a librarian, which makes it all the worse. We blame HG (we don’t tell him that, ’cause we all know how that goes).
I confess; I am a Dirty Birdie! The experience was riveting!
Well, K, it isn’t it always the librarian who men want to remove their glasses and let their hair down to get busy? Not so sure about the ultra nasty stuff. Perhaps that’s what happened off camera??!
FYC
Hahahaha… those racy rumors about librarians are true! Somehow I ended up on a BDSM site…er, it was an adventure to say the least.
Hahaha, K, so it really is the quiet ones! Nowhere is more quiet than a library. After all that quiet you are ‘bound’ to want to express yourself with some ‘adventure’! I will never look at a library in quite the same way again…
K, please confess more about this BDSM site. Just a tad bit. You can’t say anything on here more crass than has been spoken!
Lorelei
You Dirty Birdie!
When you hit the pic, it’s like pressing play! Live action porn for the viewers delight! And some of the angle shots were incredible! I thought: damn, how did they get that angle?!? Er… and the instruments of torture/pleasure were…fascinating. Just do an image search and hold onto your hat!
I don’t want any weird stuff! In fact.
Prior to the commencement of a blow job I apply a sterile drape and there is a betadine wash performed. It’s a very methodical, yet detailed process.
Lorelei
Hahahahaha…there’s nothing like sterile drapes and a betadine wash to heat things up in the bedroom.
Omg K. I’m not doing an image search. Isn’t it forever in my internet history to look up anything? I’m not doing torture. I prefer a man that will just toss me around though. I can’t stand those overly polite types that can’t take charge. Being submissive is fine, but nothing too crazy. And I do like ironed pillow cases if they are a cotton blend.
Lorelei
Hahahahaha….be racy! Do an image search. There are some iron chains and lots of rope but NO ironed pillow cases. I don’t even recall seeing a pillow! I was focused on other things.
I would let Herman Munster tie me up in the basement before I’d knowingly fuck another narcissist. How about that! They are like blow dolls that look and sound like people.
Lorelei
Just for shits and giggles, I Googled monster porn and, sure enough, it exists!
Should I look it up on my work computer K?
Lorelei
Hahahahaha…absolutely!
NarcAngel
Holy shit! I just reread my comment! I really did write “thrust me”…hahahahaha…it must have been a Freudian Slip!!!
NarcAngel
Hahahaha…I can’t believe I did that! That was great!
K,
Oh no…the images!😱
#WhenGoogleIsYourEnemy
#VisineToClearYourEyes
Caroline-is-fine
Hahahaha…the images are seared into my memory!
gaslighting
Incorrect. Feel free to email me and I will show you the screenshots.
loooool I believe you. I’m just kidding.
Alexis was just being her funny self, HG. I know you weren’t gaslighting me.🙂
Cheeky! Hmmmm no it was not there all along. I think you made this happen about half an hour ago.
Oh but it was there all along. You were just looking the wrong place. And as explained, I have added it to the article page as well as the home page.
didn’t see it, don’t believe it
she laughs as she types…
“Gaslighting” – too funny, Alexis❣ Thanks to everyone for your replies to me on this…I feel less alone with my tech weirdness, my empath sisters.😉 I’ll check out the suggestions tonight~many thanks. I hope others get their tech issues resolved as well.🤍 (Thanks for looking into it for us, HG)
home page works CIF
“The software engineer gets sent to the dungeon.”
So THAT’S what all that dreadful howling is! Somebody keeps screaming, “If you had just let Bonnie Tyler or Meat Loaf cover it, it wouldn’t be such a bad song! PLEASE make it stop! Make it STOPPPPPPP!!!”
@K
‘thrust you, you saw the images’ hahahah did you mean thrust or trust? dirty, dirty girl!
alexissmith2016
Hahahaha…thrust is accurate! I saw unimaginable things! I was like…where does that go…OMG…how is that even possible…at the same time!? WTF!? Where do people even buy this equipment? Is there a web site for hardcore sexual torture chamber devices?
I couldn’t stop looking and I had to erase my history.
Hahahha so now I know! It’s the carriers who are the dirty empaths. That’s that box ticked then
alexissmith2016
Tick away, carriers can be a dirty bunch!
[MAUD]
Professor, her kind of woman doesn’t belong on any committee
Of course I shouldn’t tell you this but she advocates dirty books
[HAROLD]
Dirty books?
[ALMA]
Chaucer!
[MAUD]
Rabelais!
[EULALIE]
Balzac!
CIF: You have to go to the homepage. I don’t see it on the articles. Scroll down a bit from the top.
Caroline-is-fine
I use a MacBook Air and a mac mini and I didn’t find the search bar until I googled: narcsite so don’t feel bad!
Glad you asked CIF
I have no search function either. On phone or laptop.
Which phone and which type of laptop AS2016? If you let me know I will look into the issue further.
Thanks HG, only saw this by chance. An iphone, lenovo laptop. I’ve double checked again and even ctrl ‘f’ to find for the word ‘search’.
Interesting. It works on the two iPhones I have tested so I am unsure why it does not on yours. The two laptops I have tested it on also show the searcher. It is important however for the reader experience to be effective and I shall look into this further.
My experience on Ipad and Iphone.
There isn’t a search function at the article itself. You have to hit on the tiny “Home” under the big red banner at the top of the article page. It then takes you to the home page where the search button is located right under the slideshow. If you are accessing the comments by email you can also click on HG Tudor – Knowing the Narcissist – The World’s No.1 Resource on Narcissism (in bold blue above the comment). That will take you to the Home page and Search function. The issue seems to be that Search is not available without leaving where you are to go to the Home page.
Thank you NA, that is helpful and accurate.
The search function appears on the home page, underneath the 4 buttons “about, live assistance, testimonials, knowledge vault” but does not appear on the article page. I suspect that is why people say they cannot find it because it is on the home page and not on the article page.
I have made an adjustment. The search function will now appear on the top right of the article (desktop) and underneath the space to “Vent Your Spleen” on a mobile.
Hi Alexis, from your iPhone, on any page, click the “Knowing the Narcissist” logo. This will take you to the home page from wherever you are. Scroll down. Just past “Knowledge Vault” you will see the search field and red search button. On your Mac, use the same tactic and the search follows the string of “About”, “Live Assistance”, “Testimonials” and “Knowledge Vault”.
I don’t have it either. I have to click on the menu and it’s there.
CIF Not available to me either, only if i press the main KTN bar. I cannot access article history either unless i click through to the KTN bar and then all pops up but once you are in an individual article all else disappears. I am on an iPad.
Caroline-is-fine
Hahaha…I won’t mock you! This is how I found it. I opened up a new tab and Googled: Narcsite. You will see all the cool neon pics, scroll down and look on the right under the “Neon Lights” and you should see a red search bar.
Let me know if you find it.
It appears on the front page.
Caroline-is-fine & Alexis,
Desktop/Laptop version:
I can see the search feature on narcsite dot com (home page) and also on the article pages.
The Search BUTTON has a red background with the text “Search” in white. The search BAR is on the left of this button.
This button can also be found by searching the word “Search”.
-Please allow the page to load properly-
Thank you EB.
Stick that in your pipe Alexis2016!
I have just opened narcsite dot com and also some article pages with a mobile device (Android 5.1.1). The search button and bar are on those pages too.
hhaah made me laugh.
also makes me think you’re cute though xxx
I’ve drunk waaaaay too much coffee today! To the dungeon I take myself.
Alexis:
Don’t do it: there’s a psychotic engineer in there.
Hahah as long as it’s a narcissistic one I’ll bring my own devils toolkit
Yes Sir.
I agree.
I will make a contribution as promised.
Hg,
Does the donation fund help with your operating costs?
No, it is to pay for consultations and therefore pays for my time.
I appreciate your honesty.
HG,
It would be nice to see all audience/bloggers to donate $15 each into the foundation to help the individuals on the list diminish.
Indeed it would and that would create a substantial fund to provide many people with the assistance they require.
Cloudy, I love your empathy for your fellow Australians, and commend your efforts to ease their suffering at such a difficult time in the history of your country. In answer to your desire for all to contribute to the AAF by way of a donation match AND to eliminate ads on KTN, I will join you in solidarity with the following offer:
TO ALL EMPATHS OF KTN:
Please open your hearts and your PayPal accounts to give NOW so that we remain ad free and the AAF Angels will benefit. As a means of incentive, I will MATCH the next TEN donations of $15 for empaths EVERYWHERE, plus, I will donate an additional $15 each match to WIRES of Australia. This is a small incentive, but VERY worthwhile causes on both counts. PLEASE join in today. Each and every one of us makes the difference. Thank you so very much in advance for your kind and thoughtful donations.
Most laudable FYC and generous of you. There is a most generous offer readers.
My pleasure, HG. To be clear, my first direct match will benefit AAF for Angels everywhere, the second match will benefit the ongoing animal rescue and much needed veterinary treatments due to the devastation of the fires in Australia.
Empaths, let’s max out this match today! The Angels and animals need you!!!
Well Said
I will be donating $500 to this fund to help the ones at need.
Cloudy
Hot Damn!!!!
😏
Well done, Cloudy. I donate regularly, but I would very much like to see more empaths join in the giving to assist fellow empaths in need.
I will match your first $15 for AAF and $15 for WIRES, so that more empaths can come on board at a low donation amount that will be matched twice for very worthy causes. My hope is that more people will become regular donors so that more Angels can receive the help they so desperately need. The demand is ongoing and mounting. Each and every donation makes a difference in aggregate.
If a sad state of affairs emerges, where no other empaths come forward to donate, I will then donate the entire amount ($150 to AAF and $150 to WIRES) in light of your significant generosity.
Point is too have the whole audience come forward.
Also,
Empaths should prioritize whats needed first to do on there list which should be to donate.
Cloudy, I appreciate your passion and intent, although I am not a fan of “shoulds” and I am aware some empaths have had their finances devastated by a N or have other income challenges. These people deserve our compassion as well.
I sincerely doubt this is the majority of other readers (74,439 subscribers) do not donate. It is my hope that these valued readers will come forward and know that their donations are deeply appreciated by the empaths that receive HG’s excellent and life-changing counsel. We all came here to understand our own experiences and to find the knowledge and assistance that would free us from the same. We ALL know the effects. We all know the pain. HG has the answers and a unique level of insight and intelligence and accuracy that surpasses any other resource. So every donor can know, with full confidence, that their donation to partially cover HG’s expenses and time is being VERY well served and will forever change the life of the Angel recipient of their kind and noble gift.
I, too, am passionate about the AAF, and would love to see more participation. Every donation not only changes, a life, it also spreads the word. The ripples of knowledge are far and wide. If we all join in, just imagine the impact!
Im glad to see you state the facts.
I cant speak on behave of others on why they dont want to donate.
But,
I can suggest if all audience were to donate $5 each @ 70,000 bloggers that would a healthy amount for the individuals in real need.
Thats reality & login.
Just my opinion.
HG,
You cant play soccer and expect to win with 3 players on the field.
You need all 11 players to achieve a victory.
So lets make sure all team players are on board.
You can if the referee is in your pocket! But I understand your point, time for you to deliver on what you’ve promised.
Ok FYC,
I am in!
K, fantastic and thank you!
My pleasure FYC!
And thank you very much for your generosity!
You are most kind, K, and it is my honor.
FYC
Don’t lose hope. I have scheduled a monthly donation and made a separate one for locked-out ads and I am bumping up the monthly amount starting in April.
Thank you so much, K, you set a shining example. Very well done.
Thank you FYC!
It’s a pleasure to donate so the Angels get the help they need and narcsite can remain ad free.
FYC. Thank you. I already donated to the Koala rescue organizations. I made a small donation to HG’s angels. I believe in both. How commendable of you. Thank you!
Contagious, it is an honor to support the Angels and I applaud your generosity towards them. Thank you.
HG,
I will be donating $50 to help the operating costs.
Thank you for doing so, Cloudy.
Why are the adds a problem? I’m just curious.
They clutter the look of the blog.
Just curious HG. I’m an idiot when it comes to the aesthetics on websites, etc.
I haven’t seen any ads, ever, on here? I see there is a cookies policy now that I didn’t see beforehand.
Im sure my consult will help with the costs here. Thanks in advance 👌
That is the whole point. The ads have just been removed as a consequence of this new policy.
What do cookie policies have to do with no adds?
Lorelei, Cookies are left by the advertisers to track your internet behavior on and off the site. What HG is doing is limiting exposure to such action and adding a degree of protection to your privacy. This is a fantastic benefit to us and incidentally greatly improves the look and navigation of the site.
FYC—my internet activity is an advertisers paradise.
Haha, Lorelei, I can only imagine!
My Amazon order history is so random it’s almost hilarious. I don’t like stores for long periods of time—I enjoy Marshall’s or Home Goods in short jaunts but hate malls. I tend to order nearly everything but food. I like Pottery Barn too but their prices are full of shit.
FYC—are the cookies how every retailer under the sun emails me? I go to any store and get emails.
Lorelei, cookies are little bits of code stored on your computer that identify you and track your activity. You can purge these at any time if you like. When you leave cookies in place, the code employed determines how much information is tracked. A good example of cookies in action is when a specific ad follows you no matter where you go online. Another is when you get email from a retailer that you never subscribed to (they purchased your data). The problem is, your privacy matters (even if you do not realize it does). Over time the information that can be compiled would read like a dossier on Lorelei and this information can be resold to many others (not just retailers). Due to this fact, there has been an escalation of privacy rights globally to a small degree and more so in certain geographic areas. The proper policy information on cookies and privacy rights must be made available on a website now and contain certain information to remain in compliance with GDPR (general data protection regulations).
FYC—I hate all the retailer emails. My online activity is boring but I’m assaulted
by unwanted solicitation from retailers.
Ah I see. Will donate again!
The new look of the blog is fantastic!👍🏻
Please fellow readers , let help HG to keep it!
I am very touched by his generosity to match again all donations!
HG is more empathic ( in his own way) than many Empaths and normal individuals. I refer not only to matching all donations but think about his time dedicated to the blog, to the consultations even on Christmas Eve for free for the ones in dire situations.Not to mention his own financial resources to keep the blog running.
I better made a donation to the blog rather than buy a glossy magazine.
Thank you Claire.
Locked-Out Ads = best web site ever! Happy to donate.
Thank you Mercy.
I very much prefer the look of KTN without ads and it is very rare to find a site that does not take advantage of google adsense. Count me in. Thank you for your generous offer to match for the angels. I will donate today.
Thank you FYC.
I thought you were in the market for sock yarn, K!
HG
Issue appears to my on my mobile. Android. Looks like it’s OK here on my laptop.
MB
Hahahaha…Sock yarn is the bomb!
I want to be sure I understand this. If I were to donate $2, $2 will go toward Narcsite.com operating expenses and you will match the donation and put $2 in the Angel Assistance Fund? Or $1 will go to each?
$2 to operating expenses and also $2 to the AAF.
Thank you for clarifying HG
You are welcome.
No more sock yarn ads. A donation will be forth coming on March 10th.
K – “No more sock yarn ads.”
Oh, this cracked me up!
hahah when I see these ads it always reminds me of this from a few years ago,
‘Gavin Barwell, fired off last month when he saw that a Labour press release online carrying an advert saying ‘date Arab girls’. Alas for Mr Barwell, what he did not understand was that the advert was not selected by Labour but by Google Adsense, based on the preferences of the web user.’
Pahaha!!
WhoCares
Hahahahaha….my sock yarn addiction is a Dirty Little Secret!
K, not such a secret now!
WhoCares
Hahahaha…Sockoholics Anonymous: Hello, my name is K and I am a sock yarn addict.
Lol, finally an addiction I can identify with…I would totally attend those meetings with you..I love yarn and specialty fibres too; I just can’t knit, stitch or pearl to save my life.
I want to start crocheting blankets. I know they aren’t socks but I went to yarn.com and it makes me happy. I want blankets everywhere.
WhoCares
Yarn is a beautiful thing! So many colors and textures and so little time.
K,
It’s definitely a texture thing.
Hi. I’m WhoCares and I’m a fibre voyeur…
I hope the donuts are fresh.
Pahaha!!
Just don’t set the donuts right next to the paper – if you don’t want drool with your Boston Cream..
I know many fabric junkies in reenactment.
When you look at the upholstery in someone’s living room and think, “That would make great garb,” you’re hooked.
That’s alright K. I have a paper addiction. I drool over handmade chiyogami and mulberry papers…
WhoCares
Chiyogami paper is beautiful and I love all origami paper! I am making a black and white origami slinky for my daughter to demonstrate split thinking.
K, “I am making a black and white origami slinky for my daughter to demonstrate split thinking.”
That is so awesome.
WhoCares
Origami is really fun. Black and white paper airplanes, Jacob’s Ladder and spinners are next. Children learn through play.
“Children learn through play.”
So true, K – and so easy to forget. Also, it is much more constructive than simply drilling crap through their heads.
Cool slinky, K!
I couldn’t quite picture a origami slinky – thanks for sharing.
Thank you WhoCares!
If you want to see how the slinky works, Jo Nakashima has a demonstration on YouTube with instructions on how to make one.