Mandatory search before posting for new member?
Originally Posted by taurran
Change the "Search Type" option from Natural Language to BOOLEAN and you'll get much better results. Maybe the admins should make this the default search type. Natural Language is pretty much useless.
Try it, it works.
Admins???
Try it, it works.
Admins???
I believe silvrhand had to remove boolean searching for non-premier members because it was clogging the hell out of the server. Boolean searching uses a million times more processor power and we often have hundreds of people searching at once... it bogs everything down
If you do NOT have access to boolean searching, the best way to search is to use the TITLES ONLY option (Z04 used a perfect example), and keep your searches to 1 or 2 words. If you are good, you will only have 1-2 pages of results to look through briefly.
An alternative option is for the new user to send a private message to a moderator or a "nice" premier saying they need help with some boolean searching
Last edited by Wired 24/7; Nov 1, 2007 at 11:05 AM.
Originally Posted by Wired 24/7
I believe silvrhand had to remove boolean searching for non-premier members because it was clogging the hell out of the server. Boolean searching uses a million times more processor power and we often have hundreds of people searching at once... it bogs everything down
If you do NOT have access to boolean searching, the best way to search is to use the TITLES ONLY option (Z04 used a perfect example), and keep your searches to 1 or 2 words. If you are good, you will only have 1-2 pages of results to look through briefly.
An alternative option is for the new user to send a private message to a moderator or a "nice" premier saying they need help with some boolean searching
If you do NOT have access to boolean searching, the best way to search is to use the TITLES ONLY option (Z04 used a perfect example), and keep your searches to 1 or 2 words. If you are good, you will only have 1-2 pages of results to look through briefly.
An alternative option is for the new user to send a private message to a moderator or a "nice" premier saying they need help with some boolean searching
But Boolean is only useful if you're using more than one search term at a time. Doesn't make a difference for one word searches.
Last edited by helldorado; Nov 1, 2007 at 01:58 PM.
Originally Posted by helldorado
Boolean searching is available to non-premier members. I have access to it from the advanced search screen.
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