Search update
Feb 24, 2009 | 3:11 pm
#1
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Search update
We are proud to announce the upgrade of FlyerTalk’s search functionality. We are continuing to identify and address bugs in implementation and we appreciate your continued patience as we complete that process.
Our update includes considerable changes to both front and back end of the application. Users will now have access to all of the features available on most vBulletin forums. However, we have made extensive changes to the backend including both hardware and software upgrades. These changes will significantly increase both availability and long term scalability of the product.
Thank you for your contribution to the community and we hope you find FlyerTalk an even a better resource than ever.
Our update includes considerable changes to both front and back end of the application. Users will now have access to all of the features available on most vBulletin forums. However, we have made extensive changes to the backend including both hardware and software upgrades. These changes will significantly increase both availability and long term scalability of the product.
Thank you for your contribution to the community and we hope you find FlyerTalk an even a better resource than ever.
Feb 25, 2009 | 7:59 pm
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Feb 26, 2009 | 11:49 pm
#3
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We are proud to announce the upgrade of FlyerTalk’s search functionality....
Our update includes considerable changes to both front and back end of the application. Users will now have access to all of the features available on most vBulletin forums. However, we have made extensive changes to the backend including both hardware and software upgrades. These changes will significantly increase both availability and long term scalability of the product.
Our update includes considerable changes to both front and back end of the application. Users will now have access to all of the features available on most vBulletin forums. However, we have made extensive changes to the backend including both hardware and software upgrades. These changes will significantly increase both availability and long term scalability of the product.
Of course you know FTers are voluntarily reporting the "bugs" in the Search Problems Master thread around the clock.
Mar 4, 2009 | 12:02 pm
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Search does NOT work ... I'm just not buying it.
I was searching in the UA forum for any thread that has "Ask" in the title. There are ask the FA, Ask the Pilot even ask a reservation agent in there somewhere. The search found nothing, nada, zilch.
Try, try again.
I was searching in the UA forum for any thread that has "Ask" in the title. There are ask the FA, Ask the Pilot even ask a reservation agent in there somewhere. The search found nothing, nada, zilch.
Try, try again.
Mar 4, 2009 | 12:26 pm
#5
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) unless you put the word you're looking for in quotes. theoretically, "ask" should do the trick.
Mar 4, 2009 | 12:33 pm
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Update: Q&A in quotes didn't work either!!
Mar 4, 2009 | 3:59 pm
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It's possible the tech team already corrected the problem you uncovered and that is why I was able to find results and you were not. If you are still unable to get any results though, let me know and we'll see what you are doing differently than what I am doing.
Mar 4, 2009 | 4:07 pm
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Two ways - click on search and enter my term - hit Enter and nothing is available. Second way, go into advanced search. Put Ask into the top left field, change the selection below to be title only, select the United Forum and let it run. Also returns nothing.
I have a print screen of the selection criteria but can't post it - its in a document now if you're interested.
I have a print screen of the selection criteria but can't post it - its in a document now if you're interested.
Mar 4, 2009 | 4:10 pm
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Mikel - I went back into the advanced and used the quotes. I did get the thread I was thinking of BUT also got an entire list of things that have nothing to do with my request, e.g. anything that started with an A or something like that.
Mar 4, 2009 | 4:15 pm
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To narrow results in new search requires quotes around both words with and in between.
Mar 4, 2009 | 4:45 pm
#12
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For any software vendor to make such a fundamental change to the logic of a search engine (and to or) without seemingly briefing the users, is criminal.
How many hours of all of our time has this debacle wasted ?
Last edited by Oxon Flyer; Mar 4, 2009 at 5:08 pm
Mar 4, 2009 | 5:50 pm
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I know you aren't, and you're just the messenger, but...acronyms fail me.
Mar 4, 2009 | 5:58 pm
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But........In the name of the wee man they don't make things very easy do they?
Mar 4, 2009 | 6:09 pm
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I wish I was. I guess being 40 has some odd benefits.....I can remember search engine techniques from the 1990's!