Also try "k2 ski" or "volkl g4" or etc...The search term you specified (pnw) is under the minimum word length (4) and therefore will not be found. Please make this term longer.
It'd be nice to also index, and allow, those short words we use all the time...
Thanks!
drC
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03-03-2004, 06:18 PM #1
Flammable Parts
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Owens, can you change the search function?
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03-03-2004, 06:21 PM #2
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I dunno dude, you want a search engine that worked as well as powdermag's....
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03-03-2004, 06:23 PM #3
Pushing it to the limit
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Yes please, Ive been screwed over multiple times by this restriction. There were many threads I couldnt get to via the search function because of the 3 letter stipulation.
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03-03-2004, 06:42 PM #4
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I could drop the restriction to less letters, but it would make this board a complete hog. It would make it search through every "and, if, or, but, I, we, for, etc..." through all 92,000 posts on this board. Your search would take forever and it would seriously tax the server.
When you're feeling down, just remember: It's always darkest before it goes pitch .... fucking.... black.
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03-03-2004, 07:03 PM #5
sassy
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Vote no on a tax on this server.
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03-03-2004, 08:13 PM #6
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is there any way that we could let the search engine look for words like REX, G4, K2 etc?
Other then that If everyone thinks of it after an important two or three letter ski or word just use a / and the search engine will look for it
so
Volkl G4 becomes Volkl G4//
K2 Public Enemy becomes K2// Public Enemy
and so on and so forth, yeah its a pain in the ass but its a doable work around to a legitimate problemFor sure, you have to be lost to find a place that can't be found, elseways everyone would know where it was
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03-03-2004, 09:11 PM #7
glocal
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What if we promise to stop using two and three letter words from now on?
I do understand you're not google.
That kind of system probably takes megaherds of caged squirrels
to run.
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03-03-2004, 09:30 PM #8
sassy
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Even google is not google.Originally posted by splat
I do understand you're not google.
That kind of system probably takes megaherds of caged squirrels
to run.
I tried to google for K2 and force google to only search the TGR forums, but it said NO DICE! Meh.vapor lock - bitch.
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03-03-2004, 09:44 PM #9
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It's SQUIRRELS, dude.Originally posted by phUnk
Even google is not google.
I tried to google for K2 and force google to only search the TGR forums, but it said NO MICE! Meh.
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03-03-2004, 10:26 PM #10
I am the liquor
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Let the server's pay the server tax, I pay the homer tax.Originally posted by phUnk
Vote no on a tax on this server.Yep, seen this before. Crazy liquor & cheeseburger party got out of control.
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03-03-2004, 10:29 PM #11
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[nerd] We could all agree to write it as Kay Two or Gee Four.. [/nerd]
Nah.
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03-03-2004, 11:41 PM #12
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Is word length the only criterion you can play with? Decent search systems will let you have both a list of noise words (like and, if, or, but, etc... and too bad if you search for The Who) and exception lists; as well as other fine controls. Doesn't vBB have that? Bummer. I am not in favor of a slow server but there are big holes in search.Originally posted by Owens Never Sleeps
I could drop the restriction to less letters, but it would make this board a complete hog. It would make it search through every "and, if, or, but, I, we, for, etc..." through all 92,000 posts on this board. Your search would take forever and it would seriously tax the server.
drC
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03-03-2004, 11:59 PM #13
sassy
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The squirrels, they're after my nuts.Originally posted by splat
It's SQUIRRELS, dude.
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03-04-2004, 03:18 AM #14
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It also affects the size of the database. The smaller this number of letter is, the larger your search index, and conversely your database is going to be.
When you're feeling down, just remember: It's always darkest before it goes pitch .... fucking.... black.
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03-04-2004, 03:25 AM #15
7k and out.
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I'd like a 'percentage full' indicator on my pm box. That would be neat and stop a lot of shit bouncing back.
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03-04-2004, 03:28 AM #16
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You want me to install voice recognition and retinal scan log on too?
When you're feeling down, just remember: It's always darkest before it goes pitch .... fucking.... black.
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03-04-2004, 03:37 AM #17
7k and out.
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And I want a Donkey Kong feature too.
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03-04-2004, 03:37 AM #18
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Owens, I know with some forumsoftware, you can have a few words manually indexed (so give the word and the search-engine will index the word with a certain score). Maybe that might be a solution?
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03-04-2004, 06:41 AM #19
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i second the donkey kong feature and while were at it can we get some old school mario brothers too, love that game with the turtles and coins coming out of the pipes
For sure, you have to be lost to find a place that can't be found, elseways everyone would know where it was
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03-04-2004, 08:09 AM #20
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And please add the virtual stripper help function..
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03-04-2004, 09:36 AM #21
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You do understand the problem, don't you?Originally posted by Tippster
We could all agree to write it as Kay Two
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03-04-2004, 10:48 AM #22
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Instead of a retinal scan, can we get a testicular scan? Might help me post less and work more at work. Might.
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03-04-2004, 10:50 AM #23
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who are you kidding. You'd turn the "remember me" off just so you could get scanned with every post.Originally posted by phUnk
Instead of a retinal scan, can we get a testicular scan? Might help me post less and work more at work. Might.
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03-04-2004, 10:51 AM #24
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It's enough that Owens keeps things running as best he can here, phUnk, but please, don't be asking him to fondle your balls.Originally posted by phUnk
Instead of a retinal scan, can we get a testicular scan? Might help me post less and work more at work. Might.
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