Ok, as you all know, we've used about 50% of the recent downtime to optimize the search tables, and process all the posts on the site. It is not yet 100% complete, but much more so than it ever has been. Searches should be more accurate.
HOWEVER, I've noticed some people bitching about the search function still not working.
I figured I'd take the opportunity to clarify a few things.
1) You cannot search for less than 3 characters. There aren't all that many things that are 1 or two characters worth searching for anyway... and if you can't express your query using more characters, then you probably shouldn't be on the internet in the first place.
2) Keep your search brief, yet focused. Focus on things that may be limited ONLY to the post or posts that you're trying to find. The "advanced search" feature is great for this. If you know who posted something, using that feature to narrow the results down to their posts only will help considerably.
and, the big one...
#3) DON'T SEARCH FOR AN ENTIRE SENTENCE!!!
Seriously. The error that was shown to me by at least one other member (not very politely, I'll add...) is seen when you search for something like "I want a big muffler to put on my 1993 Honda Accord sedan".
You're not asking Jeeves here. The search feature is going to attempt to find threads using every single word in that search query... and trust me, there are a LOT of threads that use words like "I", "a", and "to"! Like... ALL OF THEM!
If you want to search for a specific string, such as a sentence, go to Google. Type the sentence you want in quotes, followed by site:www.cb7tuner.com. Google has the technology to search this site for an entire sentence. Our little forum does not. We're only OBD1 here, guys.
HOWEVER, I've noticed some people bitching about the search function still not working.
I figured I'd take the opportunity to clarify a few things.
1) You cannot search for less than 3 characters. There aren't all that many things that are 1 or two characters worth searching for anyway... and if you can't express your query using more characters, then you probably shouldn't be on the internet in the first place.
2) Keep your search brief, yet focused. Focus on things that may be limited ONLY to the post or posts that you're trying to find. The "advanced search" feature is great for this. If you know who posted something, using that feature to narrow the results down to their posts only will help considerably.
and, the big one...
#3) DON'T SEARCH FOR AN ENTIRE SENTENCE!!!
Seriously. The error that was shown to me by at least one other member (not very politely, I'll add...) is seen when you search for something like "I want a big muffler to put on my 1993 Honda Accord sedan".
You're not asking Jeeves here. The search feature is going to attempt to find threads using every single word in that search query... and trust me, there are a LOT of threads that use words like "I", "a", and "to"! Like... ALL OF THEM!
If you want to search for a specific string, such as a sentence, go to Google. Type the sentence you want in quotes, followed by site:www.cb7tuner.com. Google has the technology to search this site for an entire sentence. Our little forum does not. We're only OBD1 here, guys.
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