The new search system- problems, observations, issues

[EEYOREMAMA]

I got an idea....how about when we click on "new posts" its shows new posts instead of a search engine...and if we want to do a search, we click on "search"....works for me.

I never thought I'd agree with a geek

 

[CarolMN]

Search does not work when I search for any posts with my screen name.

In old engine I could enter my screen name and get back all posts I had made. Generally limited it to one or two forums and a week.

When I use new system, it says it found no matches. NOT TRUE! I have definitely posted since last week, LOL.

Carol

 

[Dan Murphy]

I have a hypothetical (well actually, a somewhat periodic occurrence, not a hypo).

Let's say I come across a real new poster who has replied on a thread with a spam post. In the past, I would report that post to the moderator folk on that board, and then do a quick search for more on other boards (most often there are more spams on other boards), using the 'find all posts by this poster' function, and then report those to those boards' respective moderator folk. How would that be accomplished now, either for a regular folk like myself, or a moderator type folk even?? Spammer is only posting replies, not doing OP's.

 

[BoardTracker]

Search does not work when I search for any posts with my screen name.

In old engine I could enter my screen name and get back all posts I had made. Generally limited it to one or two forums and a week.

When I use new system, it says it found no matches. NOT TRUE! I have definitely posted since last week, LOL.

Carol

I get 4 pages of threads for your username.. the board wont let me post the direct search link here as an example, but anyway make sure you are entering your username in the username box, not the search box.

 

[disneyjunkie]

Add me to the list of posters who miss the New Posts option.

 

[Tinkerbells mom]

I really, really miss the new posts search. Any way to get that back?

 

[BoardTracker]

I have a hypothetical (well actually, a somewhat periodic occurrence, not a hypo).

Let's say I come across a real new poster who has replied on a thread with a spam post. In the past, I would report that post to the moderator folk on that board, and then do a quick search for more on other boards (most often there are more spams on other boards), using the 'find all posts by this poster' function, and then report those to those boards' respective moderator folk. How would that be accomplished now, either for a regular folk like myself, or a moderator type folk even?? Spammer is only posting replies, not doing OP's.

Well the system can be configured to allow admins/moderators to access all the old search functions as well as the new so finding all user posts can be done as normal for those.

 

[Master Mason]

add me to the list of folks that want the new post button back as it was...

 

[WillCAD]

I'll just chime in as one of those odd people who use Advanced Search to find all posts (either new threads OR replies) that I have made in order to keep up with the topics I am watching. And it's important that those posts be displayed in reverse chronological order.

I also find some of the configuration of the new search nonsensical. when you go to the Advanced Search page, why do you then have to click another button to actually see the advanced seach options? The page should automatically, by default, show all of the advanced searching options. After all, why would you go to the Advanced Search page if you didn't want to see the advanced search options?

And as for the availability of the database BT, try this one:

Enter WillCAD in the User Name box; set Sort Results By to Thread Start Date; select Find Posts from A Week Ago; leave Categories on All Categories; leave Search in Forums on Search All Open Forums.

Sorry - no matches. Please try some different terms.

Like CarolMN, I certainly have posted within the last week.

Sorry, guys, but this new search simply doesn't get the job done.

 

[KathyTX]

I have a hypothetical (well actually, a somewhat periodic occurrence, not a hypo).

Let's say I come across a real new poster who has replied on a thread with a spam post. In the past, I would report that post to the moderator folk on that board, and then do a quick search for more on other boards (most often there are more spams on other boards), using the 'find all posts by this poster' function, and then report those to those boards' respective moderator folk. How would that be accomplished now, either for a regular folk like myself, or a moderator type folk even?? Spammer is only posting replies, not doing OP's.

Actually, you should only need to report a spammer once. The moderator type folk (not exactly sure what that means ) can take it from there, regular posters don't need to (and shouldn't) play moderator or junior detective.

 

[SplshMtn99]

I agree with everything that everyone has said they miss & would like back. Now THAT's a first!!!

I really miss not being able to find my replies to any threads.
I really miss not being able to find all posts by any users.

Ya know, sometimes its best to ask people what they would like BEFORE you change things. I have no problem with the searches being performed by another company, but with the way they are NOT working for us, it's just useless.

 

[WebmasterAlex]

I agree with everything that everyone has said they miss & would like back. Now THAT's a first!!!

I really miss not being able to find my replies to any threads.
I really miss not being able to find all posts by any users.

Ya know, sometimes its best to ask people what they would like BEFORE you change things. I have no problem with the searches being performed by another company, but with the way they are NOT working for us, it's just useless.

Well that's why I said we are working on it!
There is no way I could have explained how all this was going to work before we tried it, we had to just try it
Patience gang!

 

[emmabelle]

I'm not loving the new search engine because I have my favorite threads that I usually type my name into the search and get them, but now it's only going back to threads that I posted on back in July, nothing for August.

 

[KathyTX]

Again, for everyone who's angry- this is something that was being tried out. If it's not doing what we need it to do, I'm sure we won't be using it.

Someone earlier asked why we were tinkering with the search at all. The reason is that the regular search function is extremely processor intensive. Doing searches that way puts tremendous load on the server, and slows the boards down.

For that reason, Pete and Alex were looking to see if there might be a better solution that would allow us to search without slowing down the boards, causing timeouts, and generally frustrating everyone. When we take search off the server, the boards fly. That's why they were trying this out.

 

[BoardTracker]

I'll just chime in as one of those odd people who use Advanced Search to find all posts (either new threads OR replies) that I have made in order to keep up with the topics I am watching. And it's important that those posts be displayed in reverse chronological order.

I also find some of the configuration of the new search nonsensical. when you go to the Advanced Search page, why do you then have to click another button to actually see the advanced seach options? The page should automatically, by default, show all of the advanced searching options. After all, why would you go to the Advanced Search page if you didn't want to see the advanced search options?

Well the reason is when you search you get the results page with the search form still on top and your previous search options/term stored so you can modify if needed to search again. The old search had no form on the results page and you would have to click back to the search page each time to search again. To have the full search options open would fill most of the page and so not look very nice above results.

And as for the availability of the database BT, try this one:

Sorry - no matches. Please try some different terms.

Like CarolMN, I certainly have posted within the last week.

Have you posted new threads in the last week though or only replies to threads started by others? If you have then its possible they have just not been indexed yet.. since ours is an external system we don't have access to the db on this board and it being a very big board it takes some time to get all the existing threads indexed - we actually just added 37 forums to the list today which were previously not covered and so our spiders need to 'catchup' with existing threads on those forums while also indexing new threads in parallel.

 

[spokanemom]

bring back the new posts search.

 

[SplshMtn99]

Well that's why I said we are working on it!
There is no way I could have explained how all this was going to work before we tried it, we had to just try it
Patience gang!

Sorry.
You asked for replies.

 

[SplshMtn99]

Again, for everyone who's angry- this is something that was being tried out. If it's not doing what we need it to do, I'm sure we won't be using it.

Someone earlier asked why we were tinkering with the search at all. The reason is that the regular search function is extremely processor intensive. Doing searches that way puts tremendous load on the server, and slows the boards down.

For that reason, Pete and Alex were looking to see if there might be a better solution that would allow us to search without slowing down the boards, causing timeouts, and generally frustrating everyone. When we take search off the server, the boards fly. That's why they were trying this out.

I wasn't angry. Just replied like we were asked to.

Thank you very much for explaining that this was something they are just trying. If it was explained like that before, I apologize, I didn't see it or read it that way.

I completely understood the demand the search puts on the server.

Good luck. I'll go away now.

 

[mickeyfan2]

When I hit "New Posts" I get a new page and then when it is done there are not threads. What am I doing wrong?

 

[WebmasterAlex]

We are making progress

New posts and todays post should now be working for everyone!