Forum Issue: Search
Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)
Posts: 23,514
Typically, in order to narrow a search, you would enter multiple keywords in an effort to find threads that contain all of them. In this forum, though, multiple search terms widen the search to include threads that contain one or more of the search terms. I've tried Boolean operators, like AND or &, but that didn't help.
Also, I feel that the search results provide too much context, making for a rather lengthy bunch of stuff to scroll through, when just the title of the thread would suffice.
-Phil
Also, I feel that the search results provide too much context, making for a rather lengthy bunch of stuff to scroll through, when just the title of the thread would suffice.
-Phil
Comments
I tried searching for my old Altair emulation stuff. It's there if you dig deeply enough into the results.
Honestly it would be better if we could just download the entire forum as a text file, no matter how big it is, and grep it locally!
The seriously broken part is that one used to be able to use Google site search to find stuff. Now the links are all busted that no longer works.
yes, even simplest things like quotes fail to 'zoom in'
The seriously broken part is that one used to be able to use Google site search to find stuff. Now the links are all busted that no longer works.
This is almost working, and I did find a rule you can use.
When google tells you the old thread ID, (eg google easily finds
PropBasic: Reciprocal Frequency Counter (0.5Hz to 40MHz) 40MHz now !!!
as old-thread 123170, then just enter it thus
http://forums.parallax.com/discussion/123170
Triangular PING array site:forums.parallax.com
If there is a down arrow, that means it has been cached. it brings up the old Forum format.
I tried searching for my old Altair emulation stuff. It's there if you dig deeply enough into the results.
Honestly it would be better if we could just download the entire forum as a text file, no matter how big it is, and grep it locally!
The seriously broken part is that one used to be able to use Google site search to find stuff. Now the links are all busted that no longer works.
The OBEX search has always been inadequate, but the vBulletin Forum search at least some filtering (such as "Title" and "Member name" and specific forum(s). Who wants to wade thru page after page of threads when you know a more narrow search will get what you want?!