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The search function
Pan:
Hi all
I'd like to ask if anyone else has had trouble with the search function lately? I use the forum a great deal, as a resource, for information about artists, songs, and musicianship. Lately, I've encountered many instances , where the search function could't find topics that I know have been discussed here. Recent cases are such as "Lonzie Thomas" and " Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out", just to cite some examples.
I must confess, that the "tag" function is a bit over my head, but I would still assume that the topics mentioned should be found by the search function. Or am I just plain wrong?
Cheers
Pan
Slack:
Pan, are you saying you get no topics when you enter those searches?
Pan:
--- Quote from: Slack on May 08, 2012, 03:57:19 PM ---Pan, are you saying you get no topics when you enter those searches?
--- End quote ---
Yes, that's correct, although, I often haven't tried to do the search again. Instead I've referred to the "Weenepedia", which has the list of artists in question, and a link to the forum thread I knew would exist. A somewhat long route to some topics at times, but my "computer skills" might play a role at this. :)
Cheers
Pan
Pan:
Maybe I should add, that I seem to remember that sometimes the search has seemed to be case sensitive regarding people's names, and other times not. Go figure. Most of the time the error message is something like "Sorry, no matches could be find. Did you mean to search for... (a misspelled name etc.).
Cheers
pan
Rivers:
I know about the problem, and there is a workaround. Do not start your search while down in a low level topic. For example starting a search while viewing this post will not find what you want.
The workaround is to go up to the main 'list of all boards' page and start your search from there.
What seems to happen is the contextual search gets confused if you're not looking down on all of the boards.
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