Search is absolutely useless.
Feb 14, 2009 | 5:47 pm
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Search is absolutely useless.
When searching for "Blagojevich"
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Advanced search returns a list of meaningless results.
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Feb 14, 2009 | 5:52 pm
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Feb 15, 2009 | 9:52 am
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If it wasn't for the excellent knowledge one can gain from FT I would have given up with it long ago.
The members deserve a lot better than the often amateur and shambolic service they are getting.Totally unacceptable and has gone on far too long in my opinion.
The members deserve a lot better than the often amateur and shambolic service they are getting.Totally unacceptable and has gone on far too long in my opinion.
Feb 16, 2009 | 11:15 am
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Google search works pretty well with FT.
site:flyertalk.com Blagojevich
will get you lots of hits.
Tom in Munich
site:flyertalk.com Blagojevich
will get you lots of hits.
Tom in Munich
Feb 17, 2009 | 6:31 pm
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Not Working!
Search results provided by: ibSearch from Internet Brands
Nothing found to match your search request
Reason: Your search terms were not found
Possible Cause: You may have searched for something our search engine has never seen before. Try using a simpler form of the word, for example if you searched for the word "fishes", try revising your search with the simplistic form "fish" instead.
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Nothing found to match your search request
Reason: Your search terms were not found
Possible Cause: You may have searched for something our search engine has never seen before. Try using a simpler form of the word, for example if you searched for the word "fishes", try revising your search with the simplistic form "fish" instead.
Possible Cause: You may have searched for something that was missed by the indexer. In this case, if you know for certain your search should have found results, notify us and we will rebuild the appropriate portion of the index.
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.
With your feedback, we can improve this search tool to be the best it can be!
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Feb 17, 2009 | 6:32 pm
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Feb 17, 2009 | 6:43 pm
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Feb 18, 2009 | 4:53 pm
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Feb 22, 2009 | 7:43 pm
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On the one hand, you are right that the search function is pretty useless. On the other hand, how do you like the subscription price?
Feb 22, 2009 | 8:34 pm
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Feb 22, 2009 | 10:37 pm
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I'm not crazy about the ads (especially the broken ones that crash IE) but prefer them to paying for FT. At the end of the day this is a free resource to us, and while it is sometimes a train wreck operationally, I think it's ungracious of members to stomp their feet and complain as if they were paying top dollar for services not received.