I am tired of those people not using the search function - Page 3 - maemo.org

Munk | # 21 | 2009-11-14, 03:29 | Report

Actually, the search on Internettablettalk.com / talk.maemo.org is a very frustrating thing. I have been around here for years and understand that searching via internettablettalk.com's website will dig up old entries before the cut over. And when you search via talk.maemo.org you will see the new entries since then.

Here's an example of how upsetting the search can be:

Type "viliv" into the search from Internetablettalk.com
Now type "viliv" into the talk.maemo.org
You will see different results

I understand why this happened but noobe's would not. To help them, we should put that at the top of each sites search results.

jandmdickerson | # 22 | 2009-11-14, 03:40 | Report

Please move this to "community" since community is for "website and community discussion."

Jeez....the nerve...

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GeraldKo | # 23 | 2009-11-14, 04:33 | Report

Originally Posted by Munk View Post

Actually, the search on Internettablettalk.com / talk.maemo.org is a very frustrating thing. I have been around here for years and understand that searching via internettablettalk.com's website will dig up old entries before the cut over. And when you search via talk.maemo.org you will see the new entries since then.

Here's an example of how upsetting the search can be:

Type "viliv" into the search from Internetablettalk.com
Now type "viliv" into the talk.maemo.org
You will see different results

I understand why this happened but noobe's would not. To help them, we should put that at the top of each sites search results.

Except noobs are extremely unlikely to ever come across the TabletTalk search. And most of them probably are N900-oriented and wouldn't get much value out of the Tablettalk posts.

The better solution is a good custom Google search as in my sig or, better yet, as Reggie has recently announced:

maemo.org - Google Search

It's worth a bookmark.

(I know -- I repeated myself; I'll stop.)

dinis_2003 | # 24 | 2009-11-14, 05:46 | Report

Thank you Chemist.
Take a look, you see what this thread is talking about at the end? It would be hard to find something over here if this thread would be like 2000 posts.
That's what i meant.

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juxxxer | # 25 | 2009-11-14, 05:56 | Report

Hi,

How about: When you start a new thread the search would do the search _before_ starting new thread (but after post or save msg button). And it would show best similar posts or threads to user asking "are you still sure you want to start a new thread?"

So we kind of make this search mandatory. Of course this doesn't work always, but may limit some duplicate threads.

JayOnThaBeat | # 26 | 2009-11-14, 06:00 | Report

Originally Posted by juxxxer View Post

Hi,

How about: When you start a new thread the search would do the search _before_ starting new thread (but after post or save msg button). And it would show best similar posts or threads to user asking "are you still sure you want to start a new thread?"

So we kind of make this search mandatory. Of course this doesn't work always, but may limit some duplicate threads.

It already does that in regards to thread titles... doesn't seem to help.

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juxxxer | # 27 | 2009-11-14, 06:10 | Report

Originally Posted by JayOnThaBeat View Post

It already does that in regards to thread titles... doesn't seem to help.

Damn. We should have search/some kind of 'AI help' for posts too. So that this search engine would have prevented me to posting previous post because this was generally known fact.

RevdKathy | # 28 | 2009-11-14, 09:54 | Report

I'm afraid this is going to get worse. Over the next few weeks and months a whole pile of new people are going to turn up here.

And you know what? They don't want to use the search function. They want to ask their question, and have a human being answer it. I'm afraid the patience of the long term members is is going to be tried. And I don't think there's really any answer except weathering it until is subsides.

Oh, and I call Godwin, too!

Edit: I had a bit of a hunt aaround and found these:

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=33766

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=33751

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=33549

The phrase "Physician, heal thyself" springs to mind.

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Nitchers | # 29 | 2009-11-14, 10:05 | Report

Why don't we start a thread about this? i've had a look but can't find one.

Dactar | # 30 | 2009-11-14, 10:26 | Report

Just have a look there :

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=34154