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The ever-lovin' search engine
The search area is in the upper left corner, under the "Search for an entry" heading - and it is your best friend. It does the following things:/p>
- Search by name in "Name" field - or part of a name (e.g., searching for "Dare" will currently produce Daredevil, Double Dare and Hope O'Dare as results
- And/or chose a category to browse (comics, movies, games, homemade characters...)
- And/or chose a sub-category within the category (a certain publisher whithin the "comics" category, for instance)
- And/or specify a type of character (heroic, villainous or other)
- And/or specify a game system under which the stats will be written (this site is 99+% DC Heroes 3rd Edition / Blood of Heroes Special Edition for now).
- And/or search something in the "Note" section. This field often contains the affiliations of the character (e.g., "Avengers" for Avengers members, or the movie they are from (e.g., "Blade")
So, for instance, if you want to check Daredevil© out, just type "Daredevil" or"Dare" in the "Name" then press "Search".
If you want to browse a list of Marvel super-heroes, just choose Category : "Comics", Sub-category "Marvel Universe" and Type "Hero".
If you can't remember the spelling of the name of Bruce Willis's character in the Die Hard © trilogy, search for "John" in Name and "Movies" in category for a list of movie characters named John something.
Other ways to use this great site:
The "Random" button is a great way to have a grab-bag of entries without having to think about it
The "New" button gives you access to a series of short articles explaining what is new on the site
The "Apha" button has a job - click on it, select a letter, and get big lists of everything that starts with that letter
The "Parse" button is your way to launch a Google search within the site if you are looking for something specific (a given writer, a specific text string such as "Weaponry: 10" etc.)
The "Update" button builds a list of everything that has been recently added or modified, for immediate access to everything that is new and revised
The "Popular" button reveals rankings, with the most popular entries on top so you can see who people are reading about
If, on the home page, the random picture at the bottom of the left-hand column draws your attention, you can just click it
