The new search is problematic for me in a couple of ways.

For instance, I would like to read the reviews for the DFW Westin.

1. The basic search return for "Westin Dallas" is:

100% Q1 2008 SPG Promo is Up
BlondeBomber 02/10/2008 14:45:52 Forum: Starwood Preferred Guest
18% 2007 : Your Travel Year in Review
uclabruin82 12/28/2007 19:47:13 Forum: Trip Reports
16% Report Your Platinum Upgrade Successes
OkieFlyer 12/27/2007 09:29:30 Forum: Starwood Preferred Guest

The "Advanced Search" return for the "Dallas Westin", focused on the SPG fourm, is:

100% Q1 2008 SPG Promo is Up
BlondeBomber 02/10/2008 14:45:52 Forum: Starwood Preferred Guest
50% The SPG Forum FAQ & Primary Resource Thread
AZ Travels the World 06/02/2007 12:51:11 Forum: Starwood Preferred Guest
47% Westin Galleria Dallas: Disappointing
ILUVCITIBANK 03/12/2007 03:27:34 Forum: Starwood Preferred Guest

Neither of these is the thread I really want to read, which after scrolling through several pages of the SPG forum, is:

dallas/ft.worth airport Westin or Sheraton?
Anglo Large Clawed Otter 12/18/2007 12:41:39 Forum: Starwood Preferred Guest

2. The drop-down for refining the search results includes "Relevance", "posts", etc. However, the actual results appear to be off considerably. For instance, if I search on my own username by "posts", it provides me a list of threads that I have posted in recently, but it does not include all of them. Furthermore, it sorts the threads by when I posted in them, not by the most recent post date.

Hope this helps.