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I'm still not getting some known threads with keywords, and results being unsorted is a pain.
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Originally Posted by ILuvParis
(Post 11478558)
Thanks. The apostrophe is the least of the issues. Maybe it's just me, but I no longer find the function useful. To get page after page of useless threads in a search is a waste and very frustrating.
Try an advanced search on the terms - "mother's" cookie - (mother's in quotes, cookie not in quotes) with the following settings: Find posts by user: ILuvParis Sort results by: Relevancy Show results as: Posts When performing this search, I found 45 results. Alternatively, you could also Show results as threads. Either way, I ended up with 45 results. Placing only the word "mother's" in quotes helped in this case because mother is much more common than mother's. Not perfect, but sometimes playing around with ways to narrow the result set through the use of more selective search terms and settings can lead to better results. I hope this is helpful. |
Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer
(Post 11495367)
I'm still not getting some known threads with keywords, and results being unsorted is a pain.
Thanks. |
Originally Posted by Mikel at Webflyer
(Post 11498761)
Your frustration is certainly understandable, but I might be able to offer a bit of assistance (I hope :p)
Try an advanced search on the terms - "mother's" cookie - (mother's in quotes, cookie not in quotes) with the following settings: Find posts by user: ILuvParis Sort results by: Relevancy Show results as: Posts When performing this search, I found 45 results. Alternatively, you could also Show results as threads. Either way, I ended up with 45 results. Placing only the word "mother's" in quotes helped in this case because mother is much more common than mother's. Not perfect, but sometimes playing around with ways to narrow the result set through the use of more selective search terms and settings can lead to better results. I hope this is helpful. I started a new thread at the time. I don't want to have to PM you to ask what should be in quotes on each search! ;) |
Originally Posted by ILuvParis
(Post 11501250)
I don't want to have to PM you to ask what should be in quotes on each search! ;)
Hopefully, those recommendations will provide some guidance as to how you can manipulate search terms so as to improve your results with future searches. Very generally speaking, there are two types of problems with search results - retrieving too many results or too few results. Using methods such as carefully placed quotations and addition or subtraction of keyword terms can help to resolve both. The more you play around with different terms and settings, the better you'll be able to narrow and/or expand your results. |
i tried to do a search for "ambien" or "sleeping pills" and about 70% of the threads active today are returned as a result...
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Originally Posted by deniah
(Post 11520832)
i tried to do a search for "ambien" or "sleeping pills" and about 70% of the threads active today are returned as a result...
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Originally Posted by deniah
(Post 11520832)
i tried to do a search for "ambien" or "sleeping pills" and about 70% of the threads active today are returned as a result...
Did you use quotes around the search terms? If so, if it isn't too much trouble, would you repeat the searches, take screen shots of the first page of results, and send them to me at [email protected]? Thanks. |
Hello.
I have been having trouble with the search for a long time I just searched hilton dublin airport in the hilton forum and got everything but --- what am I doing wrong mike http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/searc...archid=3637511 when I tried to contact you the page would not go any further :mad: |
tried searching for "napa" today (with and without quotes) using every mechanism I know how to use on FT. I was never successful in finding a recent post I knew I had seen regarding the concierge lounge at the Napa Valley Marriott. Ultimately was reading posts and ran across the post I recalled from April 1. Seems there is some problem finding all posts with "napa"?
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Searched for "easter island accomodation". Various methods and permutations used.
A sample of my hit list. Today, 12:57 pm Replies: 12 Woman follows GPSGalapagos, Ecuador & gets stuck on Snowmobile Trail Views: 126 Posted By 4444 correct!! i believe it may be in long island... correct!! i believe it may be in long island where there have been several cases involving gps leading people on to railroad tracks. cars have been struck. gps should be used as a guide. nothing... Forum: United Mileage Plus Nov 11, 08, 7:35 pm Replies: 1,679 Upgrades becoming harder? [Merged Threads] Views: 75,575 Posted By exerda Then the upgraders get downgraded. Simple... Then the upgraders get downgraded. Simple solution. And they don't even have to hand out downgrade kits. And if a revenue F pax gets downgraded, they get the downgrade kit / refund of fare... Forum: Swiss International Airlines Today, 1:02 pm Replies: 12 First arrivals lounge in jnb? Views: 240 Posted By capetonian I would be very much surprised if SA denies you... I would be very much surprised if SA denies you entry to their F lounge when departing on LX in F. After all it's a *Alliance F lounge. I have used it before when departing on LX - but maybe the... Forum: Starwood Preferred Guest Today, 5:50 am Replies: 237 Son of owner of Le Meridien and Grand Mauritian getting married; not honoring my rez Views: 16,408 Posted By LonLH update from MRUMauritius, Mauritius Apologies for not updating on the developments as I was on the road and currently at MRUMauritius, Mauritius. Basically Starwood Consumer afairs have not gone too far, they have offered me an additional 25K starpoints... Forum: Flying Blue (Air France & KLM) Apr 1, 09, 12:44 pm Are you guys ever going to get your act together. I'm just livid with you right now because you have destroyed a tool that at least was workable. |
Another problem I see regularly, in the results of a search, is a list of relevant threads which have posts in 2009 then a jump back to those in 2005 or earlier. It's as if huge parts of the database aren't being searched.
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Originally Posted by aussielori
(Post 11530168)
Hello.
I have been having trouble with the search for a long time I just searched hilton dublin airport in the hilton forum and got everything but --- what am I doing wrong mike http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/searc...archid=3637511 when I tried to contact you the page would not go any further :mad: I hope this is helpful. |
Originally Posted by HereAndThere
(Post 11531440)
tried searching for "napa" today (with and without quotes) using every mechanism I know how to use on FT. I was never successful in finding a recent post I knew I had seen regarding the concierge lounge at the Napa Valley Marriott. Ultimately was reading posts and ran across the post I recalled from April 1. Seems there is some problem finding all posts with "napa"?
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Thread Search
There is a long ongoing thread in the InterContinental Hotels forum called "Please post your Royal Ambassador experiences."
When I try to "Search this Thread" for "Hong Kong" or Hong Kong [without quotes] or Hong or Kong, I get only 1 hit. I know of the 2,500 posts in this thread that more than one talks about the IC Hong Kong. Is this an error or bug, or am I doing something wrong? There is really nothing under the Advanced Search options to cause anything different in the results. |
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