Meanwhile, over in Technical Issues:
Originally Posted by Mikel at Webflyer, only 17 hours ago
Thanks for the feedback UA Fan.
The search option that was previously labeled as IB Beta Search was just implemented as the standard search on the forums. This has been done in an effort to improve the overall performance of the site. As you've already noticed, there might be a few bugs initially, but if it results in a much speedier site the tradeoff will probably be worthwhile.
The tech team is still working on adding in all of the features the original search provided ... I believe the expectation is that this will be completed, or at least nearly so, in about a week.
Regarding the problem you noted UA Fan, I was unable to duplicate it. Are you still seeing this happen and, if so, what type of search are you doing?
Originally Posted by KevinSours (Internet Brands) 16 hours ago
That is a result of a bug with the old version of the IB search feature. It currently in the process of being fix, but the process needs to go through all of the posts on the forum. I started it after I upgraded the search, but as you might imagine, this can take a while. I expect it to complete some time tonight.
Does it sound like your suggestions are being ignored in Technical Issues? Does it seem like management is unwilling to work on an improved search feature for FlyerTalk? Geez, give these guys a break. Why not at least help them out before coming over to the TalkBoard forum to complain less than one day after a thread is started and responded to by both someone at Internet Brands AND our long-time technical guru Mikel at Webflyer?
Other TalkBoard members may feel differently.