Originally Posted by
chrisw
The ability to search for three-letter-words within a specific forum is EXCELLENT
and was not offered by the old search engine or the google search.
For example, a search for JFK-LHR now yields useful results.
I'm sure most of us welcome the theoretical utility of a three-letter search. Not only will airport codes now be eligible search terms, but airplane equipment abbreviations like "753" will be as well.
The problem is that in gaining this welcome new feature, we lost tons of other critical search features that allowed us to search only titles, search within specific threads, and to display search results as individual posts.
I see no reason why those critical features needed to be jettisoned in order to add the three-letter search function.