There is definitely a problem there somewhere. That's why specific examples of a problem are helpful in duplicating the results.

Maybe we can get someone to fix it, as well as explain why it only shows up in the title only search. It's not working the way it should, perhaps it has something to do with only one post in the thread screwing things up.

IB: why doesn't the title update in search results?
 

As a mod for a hotel forum, I spend a fair bit of time searching out threads on the same property and merging them. I then update the title, and make the thread into a master thread for the property.

Last week, I created a master thread for the Westin Lombard. Today, I wanted to ask a question on that thread. I searched for "Lombard" in title only. I picked up:

"Groundbreaking soon on Westin Lombard (Suburban Chicago)"

which was a title for a thread that had been merged into the Master Thread, and no longer exists as a standalone. I did not pick up the title for the Master Thread, though clicking on the "groundbreaking" link takes me to the Master Thread.

We encourage members to use Master Threads in Starwood. Why isn't search returning the thread title?

SD1K, I have given up on using Master Threads, since I can no longer find them with the new search. It's a real shame since the volunteers who created all the master threads worked so hard on that project.

This may be due to the thread title vs. post title issues. In your example, the thread title has been changed to "Westin Lombard, IL, Yorktown Center [Master Thread]", however the post title of the 1st post is actually "Groundbreaking soon on Westin Lombard (Suburban Chicago)": http://flyertalk.com/forum/showpost....40&postcount=1

What's that got to do with it if the search was for "Lombard"?

Other than the fact that the new search engine appears to be searching by post titles (as opposed to thread titles, as SanDiego1K had expected)? :confused:

Unless I'm missing something, both the post title and thread title had the world "Lombard" in it. So why didn't the search return the thread?

It's either because the search engine has been programmed to search in post titles only, or because the thread renaming/merger took place recently and the search index hasn't been updated yet...

KVS, I see your point. It appears to not be searching the thread titles at all. Well, that's a fine how-de-do. That explains a lot of anomalies I've been experienced as I work on master threads - and why folks like Stimpy aren't finding threads they know exist. Hopefully that bit of enlightenment will help IB, hopefully to change the search to the THREAD TITLE and not the POST TITLE.

That might explain some of my search issues too. Searching by thread title is important for several of the FAQs/master threads I maintain. Since the change in the search function I have not been able to maintain these properly.

I've informed Kevin Sours about this most recent issue. Not sure what he's found yet, but I'm sure he's looking into it.

Thanks for the update, please keep us informed.

I remember fondly the old search function and the test that allowed three letter words. Ah, those were "the day."

Index Problem Again?
 

Why isn't the index catching up again? I don't think my posts in the last 36 hours are showing up under My Posts.

Indexer must be down again, wonder if those alarms worked.

More than a day, at least. I sent a PM to Mikel, but he's not online at the moment.