Aug 22, 2017, 10:13 pm
Last edit by: JDiver
If you're feeling challenged using our Search or Advanced Search, please read further below. See post #1 for some basics.
If you're having strange search issues you've not noticed previously:
1) Try searching using another browser and see if it's replicating the trouble. If it is, it might be a FkyerTalk issue. Read the last posts to see if the issue has been reported; if not, please add your observations as completely as possible.
2) If you can't replicate the issue with another browser, try clearing the cache of the browser displaying faulty search results.
Searching for information on FlyerTalk
FlyerTalk Advanced Search can seem quirky to the infrequent user, but it's fairly powerful if one knows how to use it.
Some resources for searching FlyerTalk:
Canarsie's Using the Search Feature on FlyerTalk: The Definitive Thread has relocated to the Information Desk Forum; it can be found there.
One can search FlyerTalk with Google with this web form.
Or, if you are used to Google search, go to Google and preface your search terms with site:www.flyertalk.com in the box on the main page, along with your search terms.
Or, use Google Advanced Search and insert www.flyertalk.com in the site or domain: box.
Other options using Google from FT Moderator essxjay:
"If I only need search results from FT I make it explicit e.g., site:flyertalk.com "Amanwana", which returns just 671 results rather than tens of thousands.
And since you know which forum to look in you could refine the above even further to search just the luxury hotels/travel forum. Thusly, site:flyertalk.com inurl:luxury-hotels intext:Amanwana. That returns 629 hits.
Here's a nifty 10 minute overview of advanced search operators if you're so inclined."
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Thank you from the forum Moderator team
If you're having strange search issues you've not noticed previously:
1) Try searching using another browser and see if it's replicating the trouble. If it is, it might be a FkyerTalk issue. Read the last posts to see if the issue has been reported; if not, please add your observations as completely as possible.
2) If you can't replicate the issue with another browser, try clearing the cache of the browser displaying faulty search results.
Searching for information on FlyerTalk
FlyerTalk Advanced Search can seem quirky to the infrequent user, but it's fairly powerful if one knows how to use it.
Some resources for searching FlyerTalk:
Canarsie's Using the Search Feature on FlyerTalk: The Definitive Thread has relocated to the Information Desk Forum; it can be found there.
One can search FlyerTalk with Google with this web form.
Or, if you are used to Google search, go to Google and preface your search terms with site:www.flyertalk.com in the box on the main page, along with your search terms.
Or, use Google Advanced Search and insert www.flyertalk.com in the site or domain: box.
Other options using Google from FT Moderator essxjay:
"If I only need search results from FT I make it explicit e.g., site:flyertalk.com "Amanwana", which returns just 671 results rather than tens of thousands.
And since you know which forum to look in you could refine the above even further to search just the luxury hotels/travel forum. Thusly, site:flyertalk.com inurl:luxury-hotels intext:Amanwana. That returns 629 hits.
Here's a nifty 10 minute overview of advanced search operators if you're so inclined."
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Thank you from the forum Moderator team
FT Search / Advanced Search Related Issues (master thread)
Sep 25, 2017, 11:30 am
#33
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Join Date: Aug 2002
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Is there a way of preventing a search from returning a hit in the wikipost of a thread?
For example, if I search for JMK in the British Airways board and ask to show results as posts, it returns every single post in the thread Back-to-back / Immediate Turnarounds at BA Destinations even though most of the posts do not contain JMK. It appears to happen because JMK is in the wikipost. At present, three of the first four results of that search suffer from the same problem (those in the threads BA Lounge Database | Europe and Tracking BA Fast Track and Priority Boarding).
For example, if I search for JMK in the British Airways board and ask to show results as posts, it returns every single post in the thread Back-to-back / Immediate Turnarounds at BA Destinations even though most of the posts do not contain JMK. It appears to happen because JMK is in the wikipost. At present, three of the first four results of that search suffer from the same problem (those in the threads BA Lounge Database | Europe and Tracking BA Fast Track and Priority Boarding).
Sep 26, 2017, 4:05 pm
#34
No longer with Internet Brands
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Programs: DL DM 1.6MM, Marriott LT Plat
Posts: 5,343
Is there a way of preventing a search from returning a hit in the wikipost of a thread?
For example, if I search for JMK in the British Airways board and ask to show results as posts, it returns every single post in the thread Back-to-back / Immediate Turnarounds at BA Destinations even though most of the posts do not contain JMK. It appears to happen because JMK is in the wikipost. At present, three of the first four results of that search suffer from the same problem (those in the threads BA Lounge Database | Europe and Tracking BA Fast Track and Priority Boarding).
For example, if I search for JMK in the British Airways board and ask to show results as posts, it returns every single post in the thread Back-to-back / Immediate Turnarounds at BA Destinations even though most of the posts do not contain JMK. It appears to happen because JMK is in the wikipost. At present, three of the first four results of that search suffer from the same problem (those in the threads BA Lounge Database | Europe and Tracking BA Fast Track and Priority Boarding).
Oct 7, 2017, 5:49 pm
#36
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Aug 2002
Programs: UALifetimePremierGold, Marriott LifetimeTitanium
Posts: 71,110
Nope. I've gotten to the point where I'll do a search & if it doesn't show up in FT search I just immediately go to google, use the same search parameters+Flyertalk & it pops up immediately. I should note I've done this using exact property names (in the Marriott forum, for example) & property thread doesn't pop up on FT, but does on google. Yesterday I did a # of searches, using specifics & also on threads I myself created & knew the thread title & only a couple came up on FT - the rest required me going to Google to find them. nsx is the one who gave me the idea of doing the google search when FT search comes up w/ buptkus.
Cheers.
Cheers.
Oct 7, 2017, 11:21 pm
#37
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT Plat; HH LT Diamond, Maître-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,948
The Wikipost at the top of the page has some useful links for optimizing FT and Google searches.
May 11, 2020, 9:47 am
#40
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 3,642
Does "New Posts" search exclude some threads?
I usually peruse FT by using the "New Posts" search, then browsing through recently active threads. I have noticed that sometimes threads that I have posted in do not appear. The anomaly seems to be when my post is the last post in the thread. So today for example, I can see threads with my posts where someone has posted after my post but 2 threads where I was the last to post are excluded from the New Posts thread summary.
Is this a bug or a feature?
ETA: Looks like this thread itself does not show up in New Posts... at least for me
Is this a bug or a feature?
ETA: Looks like this thread itself does not show up in New Posts... at least for me
Last edited by xooz; May 11, 2020 at 10:05 am
Jul 27, 2020, 11:46 am
#44
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 7,875
search results don't have keyword in post
If I search using the flyertalk search many times it returns posts without the keyword whatsoever. Sometimes it seems the keyword is in the wiki, I have figured it out, making the returning result by "post" instead of "thread" absolutely useless. When it should be useful in threads that are thousands of pages long.
Jul 28, 2020, 8:51 am
#45
Administrator
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: Internet Brands
Posts: 3,867
If I search using the flyertalk search many times it returns posts without the keyword whatsoever. Sometimes it seems the keyword is in the wiki, I have figured it out, making the returning result by "post" instead of "thread" absolutely useless. When it should be useful in threads that are thousands of pages long.