I used the search function the same way, and it was extremely handy in keeping track of topics that you were interested in. And now it's gone! Please bring it back! :)

One workaround could be to add a subscription to the threads you are interested in... that way you do not have to ever depend on a search... and you immediately know when those threads have been updated.

I used to be able to type 'exercise blog' in the search box and the OMNI Exercise Blog would be the first thread returned. Now it doesn't even show up on the first page. :confused:

Also, in the old search I used to be able to jump to the last message directly. Now it takes me to the first message and requires another click to get to the last post.

Like those who have posted in this thread above me, I use the search function to check and see if there have been any new posts to any of the threads to which I have posted. I don't like the fact that I can't tell from the date sorting whether or not anyone has posted to that thread since the last time I checked - only sorts by the date that I posted. Sometimes - lots of times - I want to see if anyone has responded and the old way would show the LAST post to the thread, not just the date that I posted. I haven't had my coffee yet, so don't know if this makes sense, but I can tell you it is annoying!

I understand your frustration as I, too, am really annoyed by this change, even if it is temporary.

As mentioned above, however, a subscription to those threads would be a workaround for your issue. I have it set up to be automatically subscribed to any thread in which I post. Then all I have to do is click MyFlyerTalk and any threads with new activity show up.

It shows a useless "score" for every post. Some threads are shown repeatedly, when I search for a thread it should only show that thread once.

Also, there appears to be a javascript that when you roll over the thread title gives you a pop-up box that looks to be all content of the forum, but with no formatting or breaks, its useless and it takes up over 1/2 the screen.

As you might suspect, many people here are tech savvy and work on far more complex issues than one discussion forum. What you say make little sense unless you have really poor technical advice.

Most users have no interest in the internal algorithms of any search engine. They are talking about how the results are organized and displayed. I find it truly incredible if your staff is telling you that the results from the new search engine cannot be displayed in the old format or that this would reduce stability. That would be incompetence of stunning and staggering proportions.

I'd like to see the search results displayed like they used to be with the thread title, thread starter, last post, forum, etc. The new format is far less informative.

Why does something have to be fixed if it ain't broken? Keep both options please. I am finding threads that have been deleted and those that are very old.

Agreed- when I searched for all posts by a specific user name, the results came in with a score of only 90% relevant.:confused:

Including quotes in the body of the search results wastes a whole lot of space and makes it impossible to actually scan what the user posted. The old search somehow skipped a quote if there was one.

Defaulting the results to post by that artificial relevance score is annoying. I think post date carries a greater weight and it didn't seem to work when selecting it to re-sort.

Hopefully you can make a few improvements to get the functionality of the old search back.:)

I guess there is no reason to mention how much I dislike the new search and its inability to view my threads... :(

And this morning, the search by post date is not working AT ALL. When you do the sort by pulldown and click post date, it will think for a few seconds, then return those useless "relevance" results. :td:

Yup, I noticed the same last night. Grrrr. :)

Am I the only one that would prefer old search with spotty performance versus this alternative?

No, you are not alone.