WBF Search Engine: no 2-3 letter terms (CJ, ARC, GAT, ART, MXR, EVO, JBL, 402...)

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LL21

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• Jul 22, 2011

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Just a suggestion on the search engine...i am surprised (particularly given audio) that the search engine does not allow for 3 letters: when you search for ARC, GAT, MBL, CJ, the search function cannot do it.

Given our proclivity as audiophiles to use these well-understood short-form names...it would be great to be able use the search engine to pull them up.

 

Steve Williams

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• Jul 22, 2011

• #2

I'll look into it

Thanks

 

DonH50

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• Jul 23, 2011

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I help moderate another forum (trumpet, not audio) and we have the same problem. If so, it is a problem with the underlying BB search engine, no easy fix. The best way I have found to search any site is to use Google and append site:<site_url> to the search to restrict the search to the named site.

 

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• Jul 23, 2011

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Don's correct. The search engine in the forum relies on indexing in MySQL database. There is a parameter in there that sets the limit. I suspect they set it high so that it doesn't index silly words like "it," a" etc. The best solution is what Don mentions which is to use Google externally.

 

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• Jul 23, 2011

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DonH50 said:

I help moderate another forum (trumpet, not audio) and we have the same problem. If so, it is a problem with the underlying BB search engine, no easy fix. The best way I have found to search any site is to use Google and append site:<site_url> to the search to restrict the search to the named site.

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Thanks...i did not realize you could do that. so i just type the following into the search box of Google?: "ARC" and <www.whatsbestforum.com>

 

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• Jul 23, 2011

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No ... try "arc site:www.whatsbestforum.com"

Frank

 

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• Jul 23, 2011

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thanks!

 

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• Jul 23, 2011

• #8

If you are as lazy as me you just type "ARC site:arc site:whatsbestforum.com"

Or use the google advanced search window and type whatsbestforum.com in the "Search within a site or domain" box.