Question about forums search...
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Forum Name: Report bugs here
Forum Description: Help us improve the site from a tech standpoint
URL: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41294
Printed Date: March 02 2025 at 15:00
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 11.01 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: Question about forums search...
Posted By: The Whistler
Subject: Question about forums search...
Date Posted: August 30 2007 at 20:45
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Is it not working for anyone else? 'Cause it sure as sh*t ain't workin' for me. ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: August 31 2007 at 02:19
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It sucks.
------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to: 
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Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: August 31 2007 at 02:51
| Yeah, it does. Even as a last resort I won't use it...I'll search manually. |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: August 31 2007 at 03:57
| What are the problems with it? |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: August 31 2007 at 04:12
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My biggest problems with it: 1. It has too many options - they're confusing even me (I built Ratingfreak.com, remember  ).2. When a search doesn't return any results, you can't simply change your search phrase - you have to start from scratch. This means you have to remember exactly how you configured the numerous dropdowns and search options. 3. So your search doesn't find anything ... you go back and enter a new search phrase and submit the search ... boom, the system says "Haha - too soon you idiot, go back and do it all again and this time please use a stop watch to make sure you don'T submit two searches within 20 seconds.".  ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to:
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Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: September 03 2007 at 10:25
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MikeEnRegalia wrote:Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: September 03 2007 at 11:15
| OK doke, I can compile the shortcomings and ask mailto:M@x - M@x to look at them. Is this what the original thread was referring to, or does TW literally mean it "ain't working". |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: September 03 2007 at 11:40
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^ I'm not sure. Sometimes I had the feeling that I had all the parameters adjusted correctly but the search did not find a thread which *had* to be there ... but I can't reproduce it now. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to:
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Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: September 04 2007 at 00:39
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I've found that it sometimes utterly blinks out on me, finding no results for stuff that honestly should be there. And I mean honestly should, like..."robert fripp" and "guitar solo."
The whole "search for posts by a member" thing comes through okay, however. ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |