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Old 9th September 2009, 9:34 AM   #1
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I think we need to re-enable some of the common search terms. I've run probably 10 - 15 searches over the last few days and about half of them won't run properly (or at all) because at least 1 or 2 of the key words for my search weren't included.

Doesn't this increase the number of duplicate posts on the forum?

Over at Honda-Tech, I can answer most questions without even posting. It's a great resource for information! LS is already a great resource but could be even better if we sharpened some of our tools a bit. (minds out of the gutter, people! )

I like being able to see what others' experiences have been without putting all of my own baggage out into the open. Sometimes all I need is perspective on something that's obviously a common occurrence, and it's frustrating when 5 searches in a row turn up nothing because most of the search function has been disabled.

I can understand the reason for limiting vague or overly common thread titles, but why limit the search feature? What does that accomplish?

Some forums have a little checkbox that asks people to think twice before they post in a thread that's more than x number of days old. That would prevent unnecessary exhumation of dead threads.

What do the rest of you think?
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Old 9th September 2009, 9:42 AM   #2
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I was not aware of this situation. I will advise the owner of the site who, I'm sure, will look into it. Just give us a little time. Thank you!
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Old 9th September 2009, 9:55 AM   #3
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I was not aware of this situation. I will advise the owner of the site who, I'm sure, will look into it. Just give us a little time. Thank you!
Thanks Tony!

EDIT - for other people who have encountered this as well, I just discovered something useful.

Use GOOGLE and begin your search with site:loveshack.org (your search terms) and then run your search however you want. Beware though, because there will be a ton of results.

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Old 27th October 2009, 6:22 PM   #4
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So it's been about 6 weeks and this problem still exists. I tried to run a search for "talk too much" and the only term that it used in the search was "talk."

WTF does limiting the search feature accomplish? NOTHING!

This is ridiculous.
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Old 27th October 2009, 6:26 PM   #5
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"talk too much"
Try your search again, using the full quotes as defined above.
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Old 27th October 2009, 6:27 PM   #6
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Try your search again, using the full quotes as defined above.
Thanks, will do. It will probably find the thread I just posted. I know how the quotes work. Thing is, I want to search by all of those words, I don't necessarily want to use that exact phrase.
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Old 18th November 2009, 2:47 PM   #7
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Just ran another search and two out of three search terms were ignored, rendering my search useless.

WHY is the forum configured this way? This is infuriating.
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