Thanks. The apostrophe is the least of the issues. Maybe it's just me, but I no longer find the function useful. To get page after page of useless threads in a search is a waste and very frustrating.
Your frustration is certainly understandable, but I might be able to offer a bit of assistance (I hope )
Try an advanced search on the terms - "mother's" cookie - (mother's in quotes, cookie not in quotes) with the following settings:
Find posts by user: ILuvParis
Sort results by: Relevancy
Show results as: Posts
When performing this search, I found 45 results.
Alternatively, you could also Show results as threads. Either way, I ended up with 45 results.
Placing only the word "mother's" in quotes helped in this case because mother is much more common than mother's.
Not perfect, but sometimes playing around with ways to narrow the result set through the use of more selective search terms and settings can lead to better results.
I'm still not getting some known threads with keywords, and results being unsorted is a pain.
Please provide examples so that we can determine the source of the problem you are experiencing and/or provide advice as to how you might modify your search criteria to improve your results.
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Originally Posted by Mikel at Webflyer
Your frustration is certainly understandable, but I might be able to offer a bit of assistance (I hope )
Try an advanced search on the terms - "mother's" cookie - (mother's in quotes, cookie not in quotes) with the following settings:
Find posts by user: ILuvParis
Sort results by: Relevancy
Show results as: Posts
When performing this search, I found 45 results.
Alternatively, you could also Show results as threads. Either way, I ended up with 45 results.
Placing only the word "mother's" in quotes helped in this case because mother is much more common than mother's.
Not perfect, but sometimes playing around with ways to narrow the result set through the use of more selective search terms and settings can lead to better results.
I hope this is helpful.
I needed your help then, not now.
I started a new thread at the time. I don't want to have to PM you to ask what should be in quotes on each search!
I don't want to have to PM you to ask what should be in quotes on each search!
No one wants that
Hopefully, those recommendations will provide some guidance as to how you can manipulate search terms so as to improve your results with future searches.
Very generally speaking, there are two types of problems with search results - retrieving too many results or too few results. Using methods such as carefully placed quotations and addition or subtraction of keyword terms can help to resolve both. The more you play around with different terms and settings, the better you'll be able to narrow and/or expand your results.
i tried to do a search for "ambien" or "sleeping pills" and about 70% of the threads active today are returned as a result...
I tried to duplicate your searches and did not retrieve the same results you apparently did.
Did you use quotes around the search terms? If so, if it isn't too much trouble, would you repeat the searches, take screen shots of the first page of results, and send them to me at mbowman@webflyer.com?
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tried searching for "napa" today (with and without quotes) using every mechanism I know how to use on FT. I was never successful in finding a recent post I knew I had seen regarding the concierge lounge at the Napa Valley Marriott. Ultimately was reading posts and ran across the post I recalled from April 1. Seems there is some problem finding all posts with "napa"?
Searched for "easter island accomodation". Various methods and permutations used.
A sample of my hit list.
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Woman follows GPSGalapagos, Ecuador & gets stuck on Snowmobile Trail
Views: 126
Posted By 4444
correct!! i believe it may be in long island...
correct!! i believe it may be in long island where there have been several cases involving gps leading people on to railroad tracks. cars have been struck. gps should be used as a guide. nothing...
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Upgrades becoming harder? [Merged Threads]
Views: 75,575
Posted By exerda
Then the upgraders get downgraded. Simple...
Then the upgraders get downgraded. Simple solution. And they don't even have to hand out downgrade kits. And if a revenue F pax gets downgraded, they get the downgrade kit / refund of fare...
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Replies: 12
First arrivals lounge in jnb?
Views: 240
Posted By capetonian
I would be very much surprised if SA denies you...
I would be very much surprised if SA denies you entry to their F lounge when departing on LX in F. After all it's a *Alliance F lounge. I have used it before when departing on LX - but maybe the...
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Son of owner of Le Meridien and Grand Mauritian getting married; not honoring my rez
Views: 16,408
Posted By LonLH
update from MRUMauritius, Mauritius
Apologies for not updating on the developments as I was on the road and currently at MRUMauritius, Mauritius.
Basically Starwood Consumer afairs have not gone too far, they have offered me an additional 25K starpoints...
Forum: Flying Blue (Air France & KLM) Apr 1, 09, 12:44 pm
Are you guys ever going to get your act together. I'm just livid with you right now because you have destroyed a tool that at least was workable.
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Reason: spelling
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Another problem I see regularly, in the results of a search, is a list of relevant threads which have posts in 2009 then a jump back to those in 2005 or earlier. It's as if huge parts of the database aren't being searched.
Last edited by FlyingOnceMore; Apr 5, 09 at 6:15 pm.
when I tried to contact you the page would not go any further
I believe if you narrow your search term a bit you will get better results. I would suggest removing the word "hilton" from your search query, as that will certainly match numerous threads in the Hilton forum. Also, try placing quotes around the term "dublin airport" - when I did this I received what appeared to be very relevant results.
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tried searching for "napa" today (with and without quotes) using every mechanism I know how to use on FT. I was never successful in finding a recent post I knew I had seen regarding the concierge lounge at the Napa Valley Marriott. Ultimately was reading posts and ran across the post I recalled from April 1. Seems there is some problem finding all posts with "napa"?
I haven't seen a response yet regarding why this search wouldn't work?
When I try to "Search this Thread" for "Hong Kong" or Hong Kong [without quotes] or Hong or Kong, I get only 1 hit. I know of the 2,500 posts in this thread that more than one talks about the IC Hong Kong.
Is this an error or bug, or am I doing something wrong? There is really nothing under the Advanced Search options to cause anything different in the results.
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