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Originally Posted by jcherney
(Post 7880772)
I want to search new posts, but exclude certain forums which I have no interest in. How can this be done?
Originally Posted by Canarsie
(Post 7510642)
You may want to search more specifically for information on FlyerTalk in general or within a specific forum on FlyerTalk using advanced criteria.
To access the Search Forums area to execute an advanced search for information:
Search in Forum(s) allows you to choose one or more FlyerTalk forums in which the search is to be performed. You may also activate Also search in child forums if you want to search in the sub-forums of a forum. A sub-forum is known as a child forum, while the main forum is known as a parent forum. For example, if you chose to search under Global Airline Alliances for your information, choosing Also search in child forums will search the oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance forums. Similarly, choosing to search under Airline Programs for your information with Also search in child forums activated will not only search every airline forum such as the US Airways Dividend Miles forum, but also its America West FlightFund (Discontinued Program) and US Airways Dividend Miles (Pre-FlightFund Merger) sub-forums, or child forums, as well. After choosing the desired settings in how the search should be performed, one must click on the Search Now button in order to activate the results. |
Canarsie,
If this board is built on a similar platform at other boards, I think there might be a MUCH easier way. I would need to know the number associated with a forum to test it out. Can you tell me the forum number for OMNI (as an example)? If this works, the correct url format would be: http://flyertalk.com/forum/search.ph...clude=xx,xx,xx etc. where xx or xxx or x is equal to the forum number. If you can provide one to test, I'll let you know how it works. Thanks. |
Originally Posted by jcherney
(Post 7882013)
Canarsie,
If this board is built on a similar platform at other boards, I think there might be a MUCH easier way. I would need to know the number associated with a forum to test it out. Can you tell me the forum number for OMNI (as an example)? If this works, the correct url format would be: http://flyertalk.com/forum/search.ph...clude=xx,xx,xx etc. where xx or xxx or x is equal to the forum number. If you can provide one to test, I'll let you know how it works. Thanks. Anyway, all you have to do is click on the forum to get the URL, which contains the forum number. For example, the Delta forum number is 489: http://flyertalk.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=489 Good luck, jcherney! |
It works!
Essentially, you need to replace the x, or xx, or xxx in the following URL to search all new posts and exclude whatever forum you don't want to see. The x, or xx, or xxx is the forum number. For instance: http://flyertalk.com/forum/search.ph...clude=x,xx,xxx........ you can add as few or as many forums as you choose. As an example: http://flyertalk.com/forum/search.ph...ew&exclude=457 will do a new posts search and exclude the OMNI forum. Using http://flyertalk.com/forum/search.ph...de=457,445,380 will exclude OMNI, American Advantage, and CommunityBuzz! Here is a list of the forum numbers to make it easy for everyone: MilesBuzz! 370 Mileage Run Deals 372 S.P.A.M. 2 Airline Programs 374 Air Canada Aeroplan 375 Air New Zealand Air Points 440 AirTran Airways A+ Rewards 441 Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan 442 All Nippon Airways Mileage Club 443 American AAdvantage 445 Asiana Club 614 bmi diamond club 486 British Airways Executive Club 446 Cathay Pacific Asia Miles 487 Continental OnePass 488 Delta SkyMiles 489 El Al Matmid 610 Emirates Airlines Skywards 490 Flying Blue (Air France & KLM) 594 Air France Frequence Plus 376 KLM Flying Dutchman 493 Frontier Airlines EarlyReturns 491 Hawaii-based Airlines 447 JAL Mileage Bank 513 JetBlue TrueBlue 492 Korean Air Skypass 621 Midwest Airlines Midwest Miles 496 Miles & More (Lufthansa, Austrian, Swiss, and other partners) 495 Swiss International Airlines 502 Northwest WorldPerks 497 Qantas Frequent Flyer 498 SAS EuroBonus 499 Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer 500 Southwest Rapid Rewards 501 Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus 503 United Mileage Plus 504 US Airways Dividend Miles 612 America West FlightFund (Discontinued Program) 444 US Airways Dividend Miles (Pre-FlightFund Merger) 505 Varig Airlines Smiles 514 Virgin flying club 506 WestJet "Passenger Perks" 606 Other Asian, Australian and South Pacific Frequent Flyer Programs 470 Other European Frequent Flyer Programs 469 Other Middle East and Africa Frequent Flyer Programs 471 Other North & South America Frequent Flyer Programs 472 Global Airline Alliances 391 oneworld 411 SkyTeam 412 Star Alliance 413 Hotel Programs 389 Best Western Gold Crown Club International 416 Hilton HHonors 417 Hyatt Gold Passport 418 InterContinental Hotels: Priority Club & Inter-Continental Ambassador 426 Marriott Rewards 427 Radisson goldpoints plus 428 Starwood Preferred Guest 429 Wyndham ByRequest 430 Other Hotel Programs 431 Credit Card Programs/Partners 390 American Express Membership Rewards 410 Diners Club Club Rewards 414 Other Credit Card Programs 599 Car Rental Programs/Partners 392 Avis 420 Budget 421 Dollar 422 Hertz 423 National 424 Thrifty 425 Other Car Rental Programs/Partners (ie. Alamo, Enterprise, Sixt) 595 Other Travel Programs/Partners 394 Amtrak Guest Rewards 399 iDine/Rewards Network 400 LatinPass/GlobalPass 494 Discontinued Programs/Partners 395 (daughter forums not included due to lack of post interest) Travel&Dining 161 TravelBuzz! 176 FlyerTalk Reviews 592 DiningBuzz! 371 Travel Technology 169 Newsstand 178 Free Travel Contests and Sweepstakes 223 Travel Safety/Security 222 Travel Bidding 204 Luxury Hotels 220 Cruises 179 Budget Travel 597 Special Interest Travel 618 Travel&Dining: Destination >> United States 437 Travel&Dining: Destination >> The World 438 Community 367 CommunityBuzz! 380 FlyerTalk Live! (chat) 473 Itineraries 381 Coupon Connection 373 Blogs@FlyerTalk 586 TalkBoard Topics 382 Only Randy Petersen 383 Support&Services 385 Technical Issues 386 Suggestions 387 Misposted Threads 388 OMNI 457 edit: I will add the daughter forum numbers shortly..... more to come..... |
Originally Posted by jcherney
(Post 7882249)
It works!
The only suggestion I have is to improve the formatting of what you posted to give a better impression of the parent-child forum relationship on FlyerTalk, such as using indents — or, if you like, I can do the formatting for you. I appreciate the solution to a problem about which has been asked in the past, jcherney. Thank you for sharing this quick and easy way of searching select forums on FlyerTalk! Of course, posting additional tips and tricks pertaining to searching for information on FlyerTalk by other FlyerTalk members is welcome in this thread. Please keep them coming! |
Originally Posted by Canarsie
(Post 7883056)
Excellent, jcherney!
The only suggestion I have is to improve the formatting of what you posted to give a better impression of the parent-child forum relationship on FlyerTalk, such as using indents — or, if you like, I can do the formatting for you. I appreciate the solution to a problem about which has been asked in the past, jcherney. Thank you for sharing this quick and easy way of searching select forums on FlyerTalk! Of course, posting additional tips and tricks pertaining to searching for information on FlyerTalk by other FlyerTalk members is welcome in this thread. Please keep them coming! |
Canarsie,
I made a few changes to make it look a bit better. If you can clean it up further, please be my guest. Let me know if I've missed anything.... |
Ok seriously... when is the search going to be enabled for 3-letter entries? This is getting ridiculous.
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Originally Posted by IceTrojan
(Post 7910606)
Ok seriously... when is the search going to be enabled for 3-letter entries? This is getting ridiculous.
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i can't search "marriott marquis new york city"! what is up with this?
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Originally Posted by sandyweb33
(Post 7951425)
i can't search "marriott marquis new york city"! what is up with this?
marriott marquis "new york city" Thanks, |
Thanks, Tim, worked great!
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Originally Posted by ILuvParis
(Post 7910804)
Indeed. Suddenly I can't search the 2007 MLB season thread because MLB isn't long enough. Very annoying.
MLB* 2007 and would get the results you are looking for. |
Originally Posted by Tim at WebFlyer
(Post 7961586)
There is one workaround for this other than google as well, it was mentioned before, but is not explicitly spelled out I don't think, but you can use the wild card for this. So in this case you would search for:
MLB* 2007 and would get the results you are looking for. |
Originally Posted by Tim at WebFlyer
(Post 7491541)
This is due to problems that a 3 character search can cause. Specifically stress on the server. One way to get around this that might be mentioned in the faq is the Google search which can do 3 letter word searches and can be found at:
http://www.flyertalk.com/google_search.php Thanks, I don't want to see the 10,000 or so returns if I search for LAX or SNA or xxx. |
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