 quick tip for searches, i think this is what causes problems |
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| mightyohm |
 Nov 9 2004, 08:40 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,277 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 162 Region Association: Pacific Northwest   |
It took me about a year to notice that the default for searches (under Refine Search/Search posts from..) is "Last 30 days". You won't find shiznit searching that way. A lot of the good posts are at least a few months back in the archives. I always set mine to "Any date" and it helps a lot! I wish the default was set to "Any Date", that would be nice... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
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| Gint |
Nov 9 2004, 08:48 PM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,071 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Searches use a lot of system resources. By leaving up to the user and not defaulting every search to "any date", we minimize that "drag".
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Nov 10 2004, 12:48 PM
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Glacier Group: Members Posts: 1,374 Joined: 8-August 04 From: End of the Road, Alaska Member No.: 2,482 |
I always use "any date" unless I know what i am looking for was more recent, and I still think the search function doesn't work as well as it should.
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| Jenny |
Nov 10 2004, 01:01 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,060 Joined: 6-January 03 Member No.: 96 Region Association: None |
I found out recently using "and" helps a lot when doing searches. That's my reason for being search-challenged. I always knew about the date option.
The important thing is what we've learned today: It's much easier to post a question redundantly than to search for it in archive. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Jen |
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| mightyohm |
Nov 10 2004, 01:09 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,277 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 162 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
QUOTE(Jenny @ Nov 10 2004, 11:01 AM) I found out recently using "and" helps a lot when doing searches. That's my reason for being search-challenged. I always knew about the date option. The important thing is what we've learned today: It's much easier to post a question redundantly than to search for it in archive. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Jen (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Using "and" between search terms helps a lot. I always use it. |
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| mightyohm |
Nov 10 2004, 01:10 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,277 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 162 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
QUOTE(Gint @ Nov 9 2004, 06:48 PM) Searches use a lot of system resources. By leaving up to the user and not defaulting every search to "any date", we minimize that "drag". That's what I figured Gint. Too bad it makes people like me do a minimum of two searches every time since I always forget to set the option. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
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| anthony |
Nov 10 2004, 02:03 PM
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2270 club Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,107 Joined: 1-February 03 From: SF Bay Area, CA Member No.: 218 |
Is the search function documented somewhere? I never knew you could use boolan operators. Is there any special syntax?
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| Gint |
Nov 10 2004, 08:30 PM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,071 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
QUOTE anthony Posted on Nov 10 2004, 01:03 PM Smack under the "Search Keyword" field: QUOTE Simple Search: Enter a keyword or phrase to search by Advanced Search: Join keywords with AND, OR to help define the search. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wavey.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/flag.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) |
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