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Am I doing this Wrong or is the Search Function Useless

 
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yakduzi



Joined: 24 Oct 2007

PostPosted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 1:27 am    Post subject: Am I doing this Wrong or is the Search Function Useless Reply with quote

Every time I come onto Dave's to look for some specific info without posting a question I try to use the search function. I type in what I want, if it's a phrase I put in inverted commas but I always get over 300 irrelevant results.

It's so damn frustrating because I know how much good info there is on this site.

Come on, sort your software out!
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IncognitoHFX



Joined: 06 May 2007
Location: Yeongtong, Suwon

PostPosted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 1:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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yakduzi



Joined: 24 Oct 2007

PostPosted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 1:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

though that might have been the case! Mad
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cbclark4



Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Location: Masan

PostPosted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 1:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I use quotes (double inverted commas)

I also check use all
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yakduzi



Joined: 24 Oct 2007

PostPosted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 1:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I actually meant quotes.

I used the all function and that seemed to work. Although I'm struggling to understand the difference between the term "any" and "all" not the most clear layout eh!?
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cbclark4



Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Location: Masan

PostPosted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 1:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

eh!
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Cliffhanger



Joined: 07 Sep 2007
Location: Anyang

PostPosted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, I hate it when someone says in a thread "please use the search function". We all know the search function is utterly useless, so there's no point in even trying anymore. Use google.
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mountainous



Joined: 04 Sep 2007
Location: Los Angeles

PostPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 1:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

yakduzi wrote:
I actually meant quotes.

I used the all function and that seemed to work. Although I'm struggling to understand the difference between the term "any" and "all" not the most clear layout eh!?



we may have to do a diploma check on you Laughing

seriously, the search function just stalls out if I search a really popular topic with lots of hits...it shows me NONE of the hits. The result is that I cannot get ANY info (via the search function) on the most COMMONLY discussed topics.
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Cliffhanger



Joined: 07 Sep 2007
Location: Anyang

PostPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 8:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

When I do a search now I don't get any results from the forums anymore.
I didn't think it was possible, but I think the search function is actually getting worse.
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MarionG



Joined: 14 Sep 2006

PostPosted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 12:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

If searching for big nose
Any means either big or nose
All means big and nose but not necessarily together

I always search by post, not topics, as the topics may mean hours of searching for the right post.
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