" ibSearch from Internet Brands beta"
This is the coment at the top.
Doesn't remember my preferences.
Doesn't give quotes , just [quote] and other format type notations.
This is the coment at the top.
Doesn't remember my preferences.
Doesn't give quotes , just [quote] and other format type notations.
Also doesn't let you search titles only or a combo of titles and post. 
I don't know how anyone can consider this an improvement.
I don't know how anyone can consider this an improvement.
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The new search is lame.
Internet Brands, bring back the old one.
Internet Brands, bring back the old one.
My experience with search this morning:
I noticed the post time bug has returned, and I knew I had started the thread reporting it the last time it happened, so I go to Tech Issues to find that thread. I knew the title contained the words "time machine bug", so I search for time machine, machine, time machine bug, and time bug, and the thread does not show up in the first several pages of the ~1900 results each search brought up. If I put in "time machine", I get no results. I'm assuming search did not find the thread at all, as it seems to me that titles are not being searched.
Now that I've posted to the thread, I've tried searching for it again, and it STILL does not appear when I sort the results by date, even with a recent post.
(I had to use the Google search option, and that worked. The thread was the second thread linked. What was the first thread linked? The archived version of the thread.
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I noticed the post time bug has returned, and I knew I had started the thread reporting it the last time it happened, so I go to Tech Issues to find that thread. I knew the title contained the words "time machine bug", so I search for time machine, machine, time machine bug, and time bug, and the thread does not show up in the first several pages of the ~1900 results each search brought up. If I put in "time machine", I get no results. I'm assuming search did not find the thread at all, as it seems to me that titles are not being searched.
Now that I've posted to the thread, I've tried searching for it again, and it STILL does not appear when I sort the results by date, even with a recent post.
(I had to use the Google search option, and that worked. The thread was the second thread linked. What was the first thread linked? The archived version of the thread.
)
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.
A agree that many of the other options will be missed (thread titles, thread start date, number of replies), but I have found that for many searches the
new search vastly outperforms the old one.
and was not offered by the old search engine or the google search.
For example, a search for JFK-LHR now yields useful results.
A agree that many of the other options will be missed (thread titles, thread start date, number of replies), but I have found that for many searches the
new search vastly outperforms the old one.
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and was not offered by the old search engine or the google search.
For example, a search for JFK-LHR now yields useful results.
A agree that many of the other options will be missed (thread titles, thread start date, number of replies), but I have found that for many searches the
new search vastly outperforms the old one.
It's not so excellent for me. Every search I try brings up nothing but a blank page. Not even "you got no results." Just a blank page.Originally Posted by chrisw
The ability to search for three-letter-words within a specific forum is EXCELLENTand was not offered by the old search engine or the google search.
For example, a search for JFK-LHR now yields useful results.
A agree that many of the other options will be missed (thread titles, thread start date, number of replies), but I have found that for many searches the
new search vastly outperforms the old one.
Ed
FlyerTalk Evangelist
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Same with me. No search results, no nothing. Just a blank page. Originally Posted by suranyi
It's not so excellent for me. Every search I try brings up nothing but a blank page. Not even "you got no results." Just a blank page.
Search is now completely worthless.
I got very intresting message from my search result.
Yes, the system I'm using is Windows XP(US ENglish) + MUI pack(JP, KR and S-CH) but GUI remains in English, and IE's language setting is en-us.
Search term was also single-byte alpha-numeric word "MUFB018" (AVIS neighborhood discount coupon code).
Hopefully someone can figure this out - FT is the world-wide site.
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Sorry, we were unable to fulfill your request
Reason: Your search returned no results
Possible Cause: You may have searched for something our search engine has never seen before, perhaps a word in another language not spoken by the users on this site.
Please try revising your search terms and try again. If you believe your search terms should be returning results, please create a post in the user support forum, detailing exactly what you were searching for and an idea of what you feel it should be returning for results.
Remember, this is a beta test. With your feedback, we can improve this search tool to be the best it can be!
(underline by me)Sorry, we were unable to fulfill your request
Reason: Your search returned no results
Possible Cause: You may have searched for something our search engine has never seen before, perhaps a word in another language not spoken by the users on this site.
Please try revising your search terms and try again. If you believe your search terms should be returning results, please create a post in the user support forum, detailing exactly what you were searching for and an idea of what you feel it should be returning for results.
Remember, this is a beta test. With your feedback, we can improve this search tool to be the best it can be!
Yes, the system I'm using is Windows XP(US ENglish) + MUI pack(JP, KR and S-CH) but GUI remains in English, and IE's language setting is en-us.
Search term was also single-byte alpha-numeric word "MUFB018" (AVIS neighborhood discount coupon code).
Hopefully someone can figure this out - FT is the world-wide site.
FlyerTalk Evangelist
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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.Originally Posted by chrisw
The ability to search for three-letter-words within a specific forum is EXCELLENTand was not offered by the old search engine or the google search.
For example, a search for JFK-LHR now yields useful results.
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.
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Yes, the system I'm using is Windows XP(US ENglish) + MUI pack(JP, KR and S-CH) but GUI remains in English, and IE's language setting is en-us.
Search term was also single-byte alpha-numeric word "MUFB018" (AVIS neighborhood discount coupon code).
Hopefully someone can figure this out - FT is the world-wide site.
I got the same message using VistaHP with the latest Firefox.Originally Posted by PforPlatinum
I got very intresting message from my search result.(underline by me)
Yes, the system I'm using is Windows XP(US ENglish) + MUI pack(JP, KR and S-CH) but GUI remains in English, and IE's language setting is en-us.
Search term was also single-byte alpha-numeric word "MUFB018" (AVIS neighborhood discount coupon code).
Hopefully someone can figure this out - FT is the world-wide site.
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That's what I was getting earlier today, but search just started working for me, but no three-letter searches either. I assume the new search has been temporarily backed out for further development?Originally Posted by FWAAA
Same with me. No search results, no nothing. Just a blank page.
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Yes, it was just posted on one of the other three active search related threads.Originally Posted by anabolism
That's what I was getting earlier today, but search just started working for me, but no three-letter searches either. I assume the new search has been temporarily backed out for further development?