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May 21, 2004, 9:20 am
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Search only going back about one month
No matter what I try, I can't get search to pull up threads more than about one month old. Does the BBS need to be reindexed?
May 21, 2004, 9:43 am
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Originally Posted by AlexB
No matter what I try, I can't get search to pull up threads more than about one month old. Does the BBS need to be reindexed?
May 24, 2004, 1:20 pm
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I was trying a search in Community and experienced some problems. Specifically, I was using the "advanced search" and trying to locate some old threads with "Name" in the thread title. I know that they exist, as I stumbled acrooss another one last week (which I bumped up and is still active).
May 24, 2004, 1:33 pm
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Originally Posted by cactuspete
I was trying a search in Community and experienced some problems.
UPDATE: The word "Name" is considered by vBB to be a common word, and isn't indexed for searching, so I've removed that word from the "don't index" list. Try your search again and let me know what you get (or don't get); also, include any error messages you may receive.
May 24, 2004, 2:12 pm
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Here is the MilesBuzz thread I was searching for:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9124
I searched for UPS, which is in the title as well as the body of the thread. Yes, I fiddled with Advanced Search, Find Posts From. I tried searching both All Open Forums and MilesBuzz. It would only pull up matches as far back as mid-April, regardless of what I put in Find Posts From.
Just tried it again today, and it's still happening, so you can replicate the problem.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9124
I searched for UPS, which is in the title as well as the body of the thread. Yes, I fiddled with Advanced Search, Find Posts From. I tried searching both All Open Forums and MilesBuzz. It would only pull up matches as far back as mid-April, regardless of what I put in Find Posts From.
Just tried it again today, and it's still happening, so you can replicate the problem.
May 24, 2004, 3:02 pm
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Originally Posted by dan at WebFlyer
What were the problems? What error messages did you receive (if any?)
UPDATE: The word "Name" is considered by vBB to be a common word, and isn't indexed for searching, so I've removed that word from the "don't index" list. Try your search again and let me know what you get (or don't get); also, include any error messages you may receive.
UPDATE: The word "Name" is considered by vBB to be a common word, and isn't indexed for searching, so I've removed that word from the "don't index" list. Try your search again and let me know what you get (or don't get); also, include any error messages you may receive.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=193368
doesn't come up when I search thread titles using either "name" or "five".
May 24, 2004, 4:56 pm
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Originally Posted by AlexB
Here is the MilesBuzz thread I was searching for:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9124
I searched for UPS, which is in the title as well as the body of the thread. Yes, I fiddled with Advanced Search, Find Posts From. I tried searching both All Open Forums and MilesBuzz. It would only pull up matches as far back as mid-April, regardless of what I put in Find Posts From.
Just tried it again today, and it's still happening, so you can replicate the problem.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9124
I searched for UPS, which is in the title as well as the body of the thread. Yes, I fiddled with Advanced Search, Find Posts From. I tried searching both All Open Forums and MilesBuzz. It would only pull up matches as far back as mid-April, regardless of what I put in Find Posts From.
Just tried it again today, and it's still happening, so you can replicate the problem.
May 24, 2004, 4:58 pm
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Originally Posted by cactuspete
I believe that the search function requires 4 or more letters.
May 24, 2004, 5:02 pm
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Originally Posted by cactuspete
For instance, this thread (titled 'Name Five FTers...':
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=193368
doesn't come up when I search thread titles using either "name" or "five".
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=193368
doesn't come up when I search thread titles using either "name" or "five".
As for finding results with "name" and "five", even though I've removed those two words from the "do not index" list, it may take a while for them to start showing up within the search system.
Jun 2, 2004, 11:21 am
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Still only going back about a month
Originally Posted by dan at WebFlyer
A reindex probably wouldn't hurt, but first, what terms - and in what forums - are you searching? And, are you using the "Advanced Search" and its options?
Are they in the archives? How do search for them there? Am I doing something wrong?
Jun 2, 2004, 11:31 am
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Originally Posted by longing4piedmont
In the Marriott forum using the advanced search, looking for San Juan or SJU, I'm only getting four returns. I know there are alot more threads than this, because I've posted on several of them.
Are they in the archives? How do search for them there? Am I doing something wrong?
Are they in the archives? How do search for them there? Am I doing something wrong?
As for your search terms, it sounds like you're doing everything correctly... your limited results are probably related to an incomplete search index.