[TheMirror]

Hmmm....when I can't come up with anything under the terms "coupe engine" or "cabriolet storage", something is definitely amiss. Thoughts?

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[968rz]

I did a search for "cab storage" and got a few hits (2 <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/blink.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> ), "coupe + engine" search came up with nothing, but thats because they are all pedal power <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/laugh.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[flash]

that is exactly why i sorted out the threads and created the new categories - the search engine requires specific words, and there was no real way to get a good search



as for "coupe engine" i can't imagine anybody ever used that phrase, so it would not show anything - "coupe" or "engine" would each turn up a lot, but together, they won't

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[SpeedRacer64]

[quote name='flash' post='47449' date='Feb 13 2008, 04:08 PM']that is exactly why i sorted out the threads and created the new categories - the search engine requires specific words, and there was no real way to get a good search



as for "coupe engine" i can't imagine anybody ever used that phrase, so it would not show anything - "coupe" or "engine" would each turn up a lot, but together, they won't[/quote]





Hey Flash...When can we expect the Gallery tab to function...really would like to see our members cars...is it something that needs to be addressed as in having everyone up load a picture?



LuKe

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[flash]

just been trying to find the time to resize all the pics - when it got set up at the beginning, people were allowed to upload full res pics (many were 2mb) - we can't do that - takes up WAY too much space - it was causing the site to crash



i'll be working on this over the next week or so, including the software upgrade, and should have it back up at that time

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[TheMirror]

Here's an example. This thread exists:



http://www.968forums.com/index.php?showtopic=4325



I can get there searching by the full title:



"Convertible Storage Bins & Brace"

or

"Convertible Storage Bins"



But when I try searching All forums for "Convertible Bins" or Convertible Brace", I get no matches. Somethin' ain't right if you need to put in an exact string to get a match.



Are the search function settings on the server set to require exact strings? An inquiry with very general terms like "coupe engine" should come up with a bunch of entries, which is why I used it as a control.



Cheers,

-Mirror

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[flash]

i think the problem is that you expect it to grab things that have one or the other word, and not just things that have both - i would hate that - drives me nuts on google - i type in something with more than one word, and i get links to one word or the other, but not limited to things with all of them - i only want things with all of the words i choose



coupe engine would not be a "general" term in my mind - since there is no difference between the coupe and cab engine, why would that term ever pop up? i've never heard of it in reference to a 968, so i can't imagine the search engine had either



like i said, if you used a general term like "engine" or "coupe", it should return a lot of results - but both together would only return things with both words - try it now, and you will see all of the times we have used "coupe engine" today



so, i think it is working perfectly - maybe i am missing something?



by the way if you type in "convertible bins" and search all forums, and set results as posts, it pops up fine

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[PorscheDude]

That is 1 reason I dislike when people say "use the search".



If someone is new to the internet or a forum of if you do not type the right thing, you either come up short or have to read a gazzilon post to find what you want read.

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[flash]

hmmm - perhaps i need to put up a short tutorial on the feature in the FAQ section?

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[PorscheDude]

It would help newbies only if they read it. But would always help.

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[SpeedRacer64]

[quote name='smokiemon968' post='47477' date='Feb 13 2008, 07:15 PM']It would help newbies only if they read it. But would always help.[/quote]





Flash... Any thoughts to a “best pic of the year” voted on by its members....with an cover story?



LuKe

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[flash]

no thoughts yet, but sounds like a good idea to me

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[Glau]

For one of the websites I admin ( http://txtwriter.com ) we are using the Google Adsense search tool on each page and it works really well for searching within the site or abroad, and generates pretty good revenue.



Just a thought since it appears 968forums is already using Adsense.

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[flash]

funny you should mention that - i have been meaning to contact eric about it all week and figure out what the heck that is



i'm learning this stuff as i go, so hang in there

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[PorscheDude]

Search function seems to work pretty good for me now.

Allot better than other places..

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