A better search engine? Stop the complaints?
#1
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2007
Location: ABQ
Posts: 59
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
![Default](https://my350z.com/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif)
I can't search the forums by phrases. Even when I tried using the advanced search and quotes. How are you going to find anything if you type a couple of words or a phrase and every thread which has those words in it shows up?
I keep reading people complaining about people not searching prior to posting. Obviously the people complaining never searched....
I keep reading people complaining about people not searching prior to posting. Obviously the people complaining never searched....
#3
New Member
iTrader: (49)
![Default](https://my350z.com/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Originally Posted by mthreat
I agree. Site admins: contact me if you want me to write a decent search for this site, all you have to do is provide me the forum posts, or let me crawl them.
#6
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2007
Location: ABQ
Posts: 59
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
![Default](https://my350z.com/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Originally Posted by mthreat
I don't think they will either but the offer is up.
maybe reverse psychology will work![Smilie](https://my350z.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif)
maybe reverse psychology will work
![Smilie](https://my350z.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Last night I was searching to see if anyone had to replace their "check link." In case you don't know, this is what keeps the door from shutting on you when it's open. You can just imagine how many threads have these words
![](https://my350z.com/forum/images/smilies/icon11.gif)
Mike
#7
Administrator
![](https://my350z.com/forum/images/ranks/staff.gif)
iTrader: (25)
![Default](https://my350z.com/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif)
6 posts, and already telling us how things should be ran..
![Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)](https://my350z.com/forum/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif)
Trending Topics
#8
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2007
Location: ABQ
Posts: 59
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
![Default](https://my350z.com/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Originally Posted by vo7848
6 posts, and already telling us how things should be ran..![Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)](https://my350z.com/forum/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif)
![Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)](https://my350z.com/forum/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif)
Don't you think the boards here would be more useful if all the "search first" and wise *** non-contributing remarks were removed? There are no brownie points for posting 17 times a day
![](https://my350z.com/forum/images/smilies/icon38.gif)
Mike
#9
Administrator
![](https://my350z.com/forum/images/ranks/staff.gif)
iTrader: (25)
![Default](https://my350z.com/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Originally Posted by gunslinger
You can't win....
Don't you think the boards here would be more useful if all the "search first" and wise *** non-contributing remarks were removed? There are no brownie points for posting 17 times a day
Mike
Don't you think the boards here would be more useful if all the "search first" and wise *** non-contributing remarks were removed? There are no brownie points for posting 17 times a day
![](https://my350z.com/forum/images/smilies/icon38.gif)
Mike
![](https://my350z.com/forum/images/smilies/icon38.gif)
#10
Registered User
![Default](https://my350z.com/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif)
So I will just post this post which doesn't really fit in anything just because I'm bored and whoever that is reading this probably have a lot of free time to read this post...oh look you are still reading! So...I don't even know what the topic is about, I already forgot. But here is a post that you can read because some people like to read just about anything. So I had a few minutes to spare to write this so I did. So I will just post this post which doesn't really fit in anything just because I'm bored and whoever that is reading this probably have a lot of free time to read this post...oh look you are still reading! and you almost read it twice!
![Big Grin](https://my350z.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
#11
New Member
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: san diego, ca
Posts: 886
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
![Default](https://my350z.com/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif)
yeah i definately agree about the lame search option. its true- this site would be 1000x better if we could use a modern search function because we would eliminate all of the dumb questions, which would eliminate the 1,000,000 replies of "try searching."
#12
Registered User
iTrader: (8)
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Posts: 5,753
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes
on
4 Posts
![Default](https://my350z.com/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif)
I believe that Premiere Members have access to the better search algorythm. I doubt that it will be made available to the masses since it is probably one of the perks of paying. I could be wrong about this though. I know the search functionality has been discussed before, try searching ...
![Stick Out Tongue](https://my350z.com/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
![Stick Out Tongue](https://my350z.com/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
#13
Administrator
![](https://my350z.com/forum/images/ranks/staff.gif)
iTrader: (25)
![Default](https://my350z.com/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Originally Posted by teh215
I believe that Premiere Members have access to the better search algorythm. I doubt that it will be made available to the masses since it is probably one of the perks of paying. I could be wrong about this though. I know the search functionality has been discussed before, try searching ...
![Stick Out Tongue](https://my350z.com/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
![Stick Out Tongue](https://my350z.com/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
![Stick Out Tongue](https://my350z.com/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
![Cool](https://my350z.com/forum/images/smilies/cool.gif)
#14
Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Ohio
Posts: 1,349
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
![Default](https://my350z.com/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Originally Posted by vo7848
+1. You are correct. We have acess to the "Boolean" search. Membership has it's privledges.![Cool](https://my350z.com/forum/images/smilies/cool.gif)
![Cool](https://my350z.com/forum/images/smilies/cool.gif)
Problem is, it is the noobs on the site who can't find squat with the standard search function. Then stupid threads get started, flaming begins, yadda, yadda, yadda.
If the boolean search could be used by all, the site would be a better place overall.
I imagine the boolean search is for the select few due to the fact it is such a memory hog tho.
#15
Administrator
![](https://my350z.com/forum/images/ranks/staff.gif)
iTrader: (25)
![Default](https://my350z.com/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Originally Posted by hardrock905
I imagine the boolean search is for the select few due to the fact it is such a memory hog tho.
![dunno](https://my350z.com/forum/images/smilies/dunno.gif)
![Frown](https://my350z.com/forum/images/smilies/frown.gif)
#18
Administrator
![](https://my350z.com/forum/images/ranks/staff.gif)
iTrader: (25)
![Default](https://my350z.com/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Originally Posted by mthreat
So it would help the premier members if all members had access to decent search, correct? But only premier members have access to decent search?
great business sense...
great business sense...
#19
Registered User
iTrader: (13)
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: san jose, CA
Posts: 3,458
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
![Default](https://my350z.com/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif)
yeah whenever i type in a word trying to find something, im still as lost as if i never searched at all. i hope this gets fixed, its very annoying and i think people are afraid to post questions because people will bash them for not searching, but they probably did search and couldn't find an answer to their question.
-chris (hoping it gets fixed!)
-chris (hoping it gets fixed!)