II searching tricks

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

We are not sure if II looks in or not, Chances are that now they might be,
So my Question is do we leave this thread here or do we move it from wandering eyes?

I vote for leaving it, unless someone posts a little trick that works that we don't want II to see. Timesharers tend to have a big mouth and this has worked to close up some of the advantages or loopholes that have been used in the past.

[eal Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close eal]

OMG! I LOVE this board!
I was searching for the Oregon Coast, got zip nada, hit F5 and got three gold thingmabobbie resorts to pop up!

Thanks for the tip (and I have been an II member since the earth's crust was cooling...)

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

OMG! I LOVE this board!
I was searching for the Oregon Coast, got zip nada, hit F5 and got three gold thingmabobbie resorts to pop up!

Thanks for the tip (and I have been an II member since the earth's crust was cooling...)

On II - 'refresh' is your BEST friend!

[Beaglemom3 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Beaglemom3]

On II - 'refresh' is your BEST friend!

I was thinking back and it was YOU GrayFal, R.N. who said that hitting refresh would work and it did !!!

You rock !!!

[biskits Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close biskits]

I wasnt so lucky
Used F5 6 times on a couple of searches and nothing new showed up....

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

I vote for leaving it, unless someone posts a little trick that works that we don't want II to see. Timesharers tend to have a big mouth and this has worked to close up some of the advantages or loopholes that have been used in the past.

OMG! I LOVE this board!
I was searching for the Oregon Coast, got zip nada, hit F5 and got three gold thingmabobbie resorts to pop up!

Thanks for the tip (and I have been an II member since the earth's crust was cooling...)

On II - 'refresh' is your BEST friend!

I was thinking back and it was YOU GrayFal, R.N. who said that hitting refresh would work and it did !!!

You rock !!!

Well this trick alone IMO is reason to move this out but if you guys want it here it will stay.

[Beaglemom3 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Beaglemom3]

I think that there's some confusion here.

When you go to "refresh", it's because you clicked on, let's say, Orlando, for instance and then you get a message saying that there's no availability when it was on the list of available places. Just clicking refresh re-loads, it doesn't find anything new.



It's no secret using "refresh", just more common application.

Pat, can you explain this more clearly ?

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

Frank,

Using "refresh, or F5," are just ways to get the site to work. II has issues with their search engine, and it often fails to show all availability. These are just some ways to see what they want you to see. Not a trick, just a means to get the site to function the way it's suppose to function, and show you what's available.

[Beaglemom3 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Beaglemom3]

Frank,

Using "refresh, or F5," are just ways to get the site to work. II has issues with their search engine, and it often fails to show all availability. These are just some ways to see what they want you to see. Not a trick, just a means to get the site to function the way it's suppose to function, and show you what's available.

Clearly and well said.
(thanks!)

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

I wasnt so lucky
Used F5 6 times on a couple of searches and nothing new showed up....

This only works when the site is malfunctioning, and not showing you all the availabilities, in an area. One example.......If during an online search, you get a message that there is "nothing more available," after seeing the box "more dates available," then using refresh, or F5, will show you what's available. If there was no original error, there is no reason to use these measures.

This is NOT a way to find "new" or "hidden" resorts, and will only work when the site malfunctions.....which is all the time.

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

Clearly and well said.
(thanks!)

It can be confusing to those not familiar with doing searches in II, and those that haven't experienced this, first hand.

[Beaglemom3 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Beaglemom3]

It can be confusing to those not familiar with doing searches in II, and those that haven't experienced this, first hand.

Yes, you have to have "been there" to know............. and you'll know when:

You start to search and the list of all II resorts available to you open up.
Then you click on one and get the message "no availability at this time".
Just hit refresh and the ones that are supposed to be there will open up.
Tah Dah.

[SDSunshine Member Find all posts View Profile Close SDSunshine]

I notice this EVERY time I search. It's so frustrating. Sometimes F5 (force refresh) works, sometimes pushing it 5-6x still doesn't. Now here is a new one for me. When I search for a longer date range (today to next Spring), I don't see availability. Then I search for Spring 2009 only and all of a sudden there are 50 weeks available (I was looking at WMH this way just last night)!

???????

I don't get it. I asked II and they told me to delete my cookies. Yeah, but I would be deleting those darn cookies between EVERY single search if I truly wanted it to work correctly. Someone better be reading this thread on II!

Katherine

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

I notice this EVERY time I search. It's so frustrating. Sometimes F5 (force refresh) works, sometimes pushing it 5-6x still doesn't. Now here is a new one for me. When I search for a longer date range (today to next Spring), I don't see availability. Then I search for Spring 2009 only and all of a sudden there are 50 weeks available (I was looking at WMH this way just last night)!

???????

I don't get it. I asked II and they told me to delete my cookies. Yeah, but I would be deleting those darn cookies between EVERY single search if I truly wanted it to work correctly. Someone better be reading this thread on II!

Katherine

That is why u hit "refresh' - but sometimes the best way is to go back to the beginning of the exchange tab and start again - I find I get the 'glitchy-ness' when I am switching between searches using different resorts...and it happens more frequently with undeposited weeks.