Help with spacepages

Question

I just found this one out today!

Free space pages can be found on your watch list. Type “Space” into your Watch List bar.

It Works on all pages not just ones that you've created!

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What is "your Watch List bar"?

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This little, almost hidden, thing ------

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Sorry Melanie, doesn't work for me.  I must be missing something.

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You can't type "space" into that box and get a list of your space pages?

Can you type any name from your watchlist and get a list of  those?

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No.  With 'Barton' entered into the Last Name or ID field above (where you're showing 'Paul'), anything I enter in that box takes me to the "BARTON Genealogy' page (the list of ~8500 profiles with that surname, or something in the ball park).  If I leave the Last Name or ID field blank, I get a big orange box saying "You must provide something to search with." regardless of what is in the Name on Watchlist box.  I can get a list of any other surname in the watchlist if I type that surname into the Last Name or ID field, but the Name on Watchlist box doesn't do anything.  What am I missing?

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You type a name into the "name on watchlist" box, not the surname box.

(The above is not my complete list.  My dropdown is longer than shown.)

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I'm saying that unless I have a name in the surname box, I just get the big orange diagnostic.  Now, when I try again with my name in the surname box, I can get a list of my own free-space pages by typing 'space' in the big box, but I don't see any others.  (I also get my own list if I type 'Paul' in the surname box, BTW.)

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If I remove my last name from the upper box, and then type space into the "Name on Watchlist" box, I still get my space pages on a dropdown.  I do NOT click enter, or whatever.  I just type in the word.

Maybe it's a browser or device thing.  I am using Edge on a laptop.   It works the same on Opera as on Edge.  It does not work on IE.

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That might be it -- I'm using Firefox (87.0).  But enough time spent on it, I don't think it's a feature I would use much, even if it did work.  Thanks!

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Sorry, Dennis I just got on here and saw your question. I am glad Melanie was of some assistance.

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Thanks for trying to help Dennis in my absence. "Team work makes Wiki Work" ☺️

Answer 1

Thanks a Bunch for pointing this out. I learn something every day! :-))

The obvious to some may not be so obvious to others no matter how experienced an individual is.

~Brian Kerr

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You are welcome and I agree on both points! ☺️