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Apr 8, 2009, 9:33 am
#46
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 2,255
There is a long ongoing thread in the InterContinental Hotels forum called "Please post your Royal Ambassador experiences."
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.
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.
Apr 8, 2009, 8:18 pm
#47
Join Date: Feb 2005
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Platinum Elite; UA MM
Posts: 325
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"?
Apr 13, 2009, 7:34 am
#48
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: DFW
Programs: AA Plat/6MM, Marriott Titanium, IHG Diamond
Posts: 3,240
I get the same number of threads whether or not I enclose napa in quotes.
Apr 13, 2009, 11:23 am
#49
Join Date: Feb 2005
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Platinum Elite; UA MM
Posts: 325
I was able to get lots of threads but not the post that I remembered seeing. Today the search seems to be pulling up all the threads and/or posts including the one that the search didn't identify when I posted my original question.
Apr 13, 2009, 3:07 pm
#50
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SIN 5 days out of 7
Programs: BD*G, A3*G, BA-S, Accor Gold, IHG Amb
Posts: 5,505
I get the impression from having skimmed over the last two pages of this tread that you don't have a specific bug identitied and like to receive examples? In case that's correct, here's another example:
In the bmi Diamond Club forum,
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/bmi-diamond-club-486/
I used the drop-down "Search this Forum" with "Show Threads" selected. I tried using the following words and got the following results:
Fax = Too Short
Machine = No Results
Fax Machine = First Word ignored as too short but No Results anyway
"Fax Machine" = No Results
A fellow FTer seems to have also searched for "Fax Machine" to discover the thread I was trying to locate.
This is briefly mentioned in this thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/bmi-d...ax-bmi-dc.html
I use Internet Explorer v6.0.2900.5512.xpsp_sp3_gdr.080814-1236
Windows XP Media Centre
In the bmi Diamond Club forum,
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/bmi-diamond-club-486/
I used the drop-down "Search this Forum" with "Show Threads" selected. I tried using the following words and got the following results:
Fax = Too Short
Machine = No Results
Fax Machine = First Word ignored as too short but No Results anyway
"Fax Machine" = No Results
A fellow FTer seems to have also searched for "Fax Machine" to discover the thread I was trying to locate.
This is briefly mentioned in this thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/bmi-d...ax-bmi-dc.html
I use Internet Explorer v6.0.2900.5512.xpsp_sp3_gdr.080814-1236
Windows XP Media Centre
Apr 21, 2009, 5:54 pm
#51
Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: WN, DL, UA, AA, Hilton, Marriott, IHG
Posts: 1,303
Trying to search this thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...g-rules-3.html
for information regarding open jaw travel. However, searching "open jaw" or open jaw results in "no results found." Which is odd, since I can find at least three instances of the phrase within the first page, but not with the information I need (and not looking forward to manually searching all 28 pages).
for information regarding open jaw travel. However, searching "open jaw" or open jaw results in "no results found." Which is odd, since I can find at least three instances of the phrase within the first page, but not with the information I need (and not looking forward to manually searching all 28 pages).
May 18, 2009, 3:46 am
#52
Join Date: Feb 2001
Programs: IHG Diamond, HH Diamond, BW Diamond Select, Accor Silver, Marriott Gold
Posts: 4,228
I put "Bartek Bachleda" into the United forum search and got zero results. I put it into the main search and got zero results. So, I posted a thread on that story, only to find out it already exists.
Now, try the same search, and my thread comes up alone, not the bigger pre-existing thread!
Now, try the same search, and my thread comes up alone, not the bigger pre-existing thread!
May 18, 2009, 11:42 am
#53
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 959
I put "Bartek Bachleda" into the United forum search and got zero results. I put it into the main search and got zero results. So, I posted a thread on that story, only to find out it already exists.
Now, try the same search, and my thread comes up alone, not the bigger pre-existing thread!
Now, try the same search, and my thread comes up alone, not the bigger pre-existing thread!
Jun 29, 2009, 6:45 pm
#55
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: BHD/DUB
Programs: BA Gold, TK*G, EI Elite
Posts: 7,622
Jul 3, 2009, 5:00 pm
#57
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Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: PHX and LIH
Programs: AA: 2 MM
Posts: 85,551
Jul 5, 2009, 7:54 pm
#58
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: DEN
Programs: UA Gold-MM, AA Gold-MM, F9-Silver, Hyatt Something, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 6,392
Search in Coupon Connection appears to be broken. No matter what I search for, the most recent results come from 2007. Pretty useless.
And the most annoying part is that Coupon Connection cannot be searched using Google! So without the internal search working, we are SOL.
And the most annoying part is that Coupon Connection cannot be searched using Google! So without the internal search working, we are SOL.
Jul 12, 2009, 9:22 am
#60
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Orange County, CA, USA
Programs: AA (Life Plat), Marriott (Life Titanium) and every other US program
Posts: 6,411
It's currently down in every forum, as far as I can tell.
Maybe it is finally time to have this website run by a professional internet company. Oh, wait, I thought IB . . .
Maybe it is finally time to have this website run by a professional internet company. Oh, wait, I thought IB . . .