How to fix the AT Search Engine.

[SagaLore]

I know what causes the search to "fail".

Its too precise.

To fix, simply remove "spaces" as a searchable character.

If I search for "test message" in the "All of these words" field, I'm literally searching for "test message". Instead, it should be flexible enough to search for any combination of those two words like so -

"test message"
"testmessage"
"test, message"
"test message!"

Ideally, considering the the field is for All of these words, and NOT "Exact phrase", it should also return results based on:

"I am testing this message"
"This message is a test"
"This message will self destruct, this is not a test"

Additionally, there are 3 drop down choices for where to search. Title and summary, Title and body, and just Body. But, when we're frantically trying to find an existing thread, I know at least I try the first two options, which doubles the amount of queries run - and redundantly searches the Title column. So it would save overhead by searching All Title, Summary, and Body by default, and removing the dropdown box, or adding a new default option to Search All.

Thank you for taking the time to read this. I hope you consider implementing it. 🙂

 

[Rock Hydra]

I hope the search gets fixed soon.

 

[Ika]

How about an option to find all posts by one member? I know sometimes I'd like to find the last xxx posts by whoever. I like to reference my posts, too, but the search...

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: Aflac
How about an option to find all posts by one member? I know sometimes I'd like to find the last xxx posts by whoever. I like to reference my posts, too, but the search...

Hold on now - this thread is not intended to bash the search engine, nor ask for additional features. I simply want to fix a problem by offering my observation of the routine itself.

Start your own threads. 😉

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: Aflac
How about an option to find all posts by one member? I know sometimes I'd like to find the last xxx posts by whoever. I like to reference my posts, too, but the search...

Hold on now - this thread is not intended to bash the search engine, nor ask for additional features. I simply want to fix a problem by offering my observation of the routine itself.

Start your own threads. 😉

😛 fine.

As for your idea on "all of these words", there's one thing that stands out to me - if you're searching for "test message", I don't think results with "testmessage" should be included. Same goes for "i am TESTing this MESSAGE" - I think that one belongs in the wildcard search area (say you're looking for goog-something, but you don't know what it is. You search for goog* and you find what you need.)

 

[SuperSix]

With all of the complaints about the search engine, over such a long period of time - you have to assume they just don't care whether it works or not.

 

[imported_LoKe]

That's not the problem with the search engine. You can type in the exact name of the thread, copy and paste, and not find it.

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: LoKe
That's not the problem with the search engine. You can type in the exact name of the thread, copy and paste, and not find it.

If you know the exact name then just search "title and summary only." That still works.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: SuperSix
With all of the complaints about the search engine, over such a long period of time - you have to assume they just don't care whether it works or not.

That's a big assumption... but it does seem true. One would think Anand would be embarrassed to have the "search does not work" issue brought up in a discussion of this site on television, a recognized reviewing site, or in a magazine/newspaper.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: SuperSix
With all of the complaints about the search engine, over such a long period of time - you have to assume they just don't care whether it works or not.

That's a big assumption... but it does seem true. One would think Anand would be embarrassed to have the "search does not work" issue brought up in a discussion of this site on television, a recognized reviewing site, or in a magazine/newspaper.

It actually implies other other things, which if you think long and hard you could imagine what those things are.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: LoKe

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: SuperSix
With all of the complaints about the search engine, over such a long period of time - you have to assume they just don't care whether it works or not.

That's a big assumption... but it does seem true. One would think Anand would be embarrassed to have the "search does not work" issue brought up in a discussion of this site on television, a recognized reviewing site, or in a magazine/newspaper.

It actually implies other other things, which if you think long and hard you could imagine what those things are.

all i can think of is...

1. no one knows how to fix it
2. no one cares
3. Anand doesn't know about it

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: LoKe

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: SuperSix
With all of the complaints about the search engine, over such a long period of time - you have to assume they just don't care whether it works or not.

That's a big assumption... but it does seem true. One would think Anand would be embarrassed to have the "search does not work" issue brought up in a discussion of this site on television, a recognized reviewing site, or in a magazine/newspaper.

It actually implies other other things, which if you think long and hard you could imagine what those things are.

all i can think of is...

1. no one knows how to fix it
2. no one cares
3. Anand doesn't know about it

One more - Anand hates us all and wants us to suffer

but I don't think that's likely. 😛

 

[compnovice]

My univ. search engine sucked... Things got better when they used google as the default search inside the university website... They have again switched back to old search 🙁

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: Aflac

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: LoKe

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: SuperSix
With all of the complaints about the search engine, over such a long period of time - you have to assume they just don't care whether it works or not.

That's a big assumption... but it does seem true. One would think Anand would be embarrassed to have the "search does not work" issue brought up in a discussion of this site on television, a recognized reviewing site, or in a magazine/newspaper.

It actually implies other other things, which if you think long and hard you could imagine what those things are.

all i can think of is...

1. no one knows how to fix it
2. no one cares
3. Anand doesn't know about it

One more - Anand hates us all and wants us to suffer

but I don't think that's likely. 😛

What Loke's refering to is possible exploits that need to be fixed also, and at the same time he is trying to show off his "uber coding" skills. 😛

 

[bendixG15]

How about..
Fixing it costs Money
and Anand does not want to spend it.

Certainly by now, EVERYBODY knows the bloody thing doesn't work.
I just about gave up trading here because I can't find stuff.

 

[dighn]

that was my biggest problem with the search, when it actually worked that is 😛

for example if somebody posted "hot deal at dell!", searching for "dell" didn't work because of the "!"

searching by thread originator would also be nice.

but I'll just settle for a working search 😉

 

[dug777]

Can't they just use google within the forums...? Or does it update too slowly? I don't pretend to understand all this shizzle? Wasn't there some google server AT bought and was very proudly showing off maybe 6months ago?