Search terms too short

[Hall]

Is the restriction on the length of search terms configurable by the site or is it a vB issue ?

I'm trying to search for "jump to live" and it fails 100% because of the word "to". Why can't it just ignore it and search "jump live" ? Then I tried "live tv" and it fails on "tv".

Heh, I should just post a new thread anyway.... We don't care if it's been asked many times before.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Pretty sure we dealt with this about a month ago, but its a vB issue.

Try tv*

BUT in general, I find the search tool in vB to be its worst function.

 

[goaliebob99]

yep I had the same issue when searching for HD. VB needs to fix this function with there next release.

 

[Hall]

At least the lame-ass restriction on "too many searches within" some time-frame isn't enabled. Nothing's more stupid than searching for something and seeing you mis-spelled one of the words or you get no results and then have to wait 15 or 30 seconds to try again.

 

[Hall]

VB needs to fix this function with there next release.

The next release ? I've seen this issue for YEARS with vB sites.... They probably have valid reasons but I was just wondering if it could be over-ridden. Something like a config option that defines the min length of words that are indexed. Two-letter abbreviations are so common but that means the search function has to *index* that much more.

 

[navychop]

For a multitude of reasons, search is of little practical use.

 

[Anole]

cup is half empty?

Common 2-letter words should be thrown out.
How many other ones are there?
I'd say index what's left. How many could there be?

As for the search being useful, I sometimes load posts with easy-to-search-for words if I think I may want 'em later.
I once used "twenty-four, thirty-six, and forty-eight", instead of "24, 36, & 48" just to make a post searchable later.

Probably locate half the things I search for.
Especially if it's something I wrote.
Just include my own name.

Tried to track down some photos the other day.
I had the file name, I knew who posted 'em, I didn't find them.
Turns out, the file names are not searchable.
Discovered that after uploading the picture again, then searching for it once more.

...so I say the cup is half full.