[atari4x4]

Can't work out how to get any decent results from the new search function, as an example I'm looking for a Snatch Strap thread that I know I've posted in & Moph also posted in it.

Search Google & it finds the link to the old forum but it's dead when you go to click on it.... http://www.google.com.au/search?q=XTM+r ... 20&bih=910

Type in "XTM 5000kg" in to the search function & it comes up with nothing PLEASE HALP, it's going to suck trying to find old threads

[stockman]

6997?

[atari4x4]

6998?

am i doing it right?

6999?

7000?

what does 6997 mean?

[stockman]

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6697&hilit=snatch+strap&start=30
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=13688&hilit=*snatch*&start=30

[stockman]

That's all I could find. The first neither you or moph are in but the second you and morphous are??

[atari4x4]

Nope, neither of them, it was specifically about the XTM branded recovery gear available at BCF, I'd usually search for something like 5000kg & XTM as I knew I typed it in the thread... now it comes up with nothing.

Moph also got all tech in it explaining some of the forces & loads that could occur when snatching.

I think the thread was started by Macdaddy.

[zukenutter]

Also having trouble finding threads I know should be there.

Nice Fifth Element reference Gus

[atari4x4]

zukenutter wrote:

Also having trouble finding threads I know should be there.

Nice Fifth Element reference Gus

that's my point, the old search function worked well, even for random hits, it's like the new one isn't searching the old forum properly?

5th Element? NFI what you're talking about, I'm guessing it's a TV show or something?

[stockman]

I think the thread is gone. Surly this would bring it up: search.php?st=0&sk=t&sd=d&sr=posts&keywords=BCF+have+got

[stockman]

This one would definatly bring it up search.php?st=0&sk=t&sd=d&sr=posts&author_id=807

[atari4x4]

there is a feature in the top right to search these results.... i'm going to give it a shot.

[Rusho]

I'm sure all will be back to normal once Steve has FINISHED the complete change over and back up of old AZ to new AZ...give the guy a break people FFS

[stockman]

atari4x4 wrote:

Can't work out how to get any decent results from the new search function, as an example I'm looking for a Snatch Strap thread that I know I've posted in & Moph also posted in it.

Search Google & it finds the link to the old forum but it's dead when you go to click on it.... http://www.google.com.au/search?q=XTM+r ... 20&bih=910

Type in "XTM 5000kg" in to the search function & it comes up with nothing PLEASE HALP, it's going to suck trying to find old threads

google cache brings this that up as being your post http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/s ... =firefox-a

[atari4x4]

Rusho wrote:

I'm sure all will be back to normal once Steve has FINISHED the complete change over and back up of old AZ to new AZ...give the guy a break people FFS

maybe he isn't aware of the issue, i seriously thought i had the dumb... as i'm usually pretty switched on when doing a Grimbo

[Rusho]

atari4x4 wrote:

Rusho wrote:

I'm sure all will be back to normal once Steve has FINISHED the complete change over and back up of old AZ to new AZ...give the guy a break people FFS

maybe he isn't aware of the issue, i seriously thought i had the dumb... as i'm usually pretty switched on when doing a Grimbo

I wasn't having a dig at you Gus...just a generalization

[zukenutter]

Haha, "the Fifth Element" movie with Bruce Willis and Milla Jovovich.
Jovovich crashes through the roof of Willis's flying yellow cab, needs his help, can't speak English so reads a third world poverty ad headline which she mispronounces "please halp!".

Oh well, I thought it was a cool reference but now realise probably just a typo

[atari4x4]

i think i've seen that movie years ago... but i've seen "please halp" heaps on the net over the years too, so i guess i now know where it comes from.

[zukenutter]

[stockman]

Getting closer : viewtopic.php?f=1&t=24992

[atari4x4]

yeah i found the link to the thread i want on pg2 in my post when i did my initial search, but it's dead.

[stockman]

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=19119

[atari4x4]

yay thats the one, how easy was that.

[stockman]

So back to your first post.
It appears the search function is broke.

I tried searching for my how to you tube thread, and nothing came up either. Manual search worked though

[atari4x4]

i did a search for Beachport Pics from October 2011, nothing came up but the 2010 trip did...

i think we have a black hole, did royce back it all up to a floppy disk before pulling the plug or maybe it's slowly bringing stuff back online?

[alien]

wow yeah it sucks ass... can't find the TV Show thread at all, even searching google doesnt show it up.

[Ben_Sierra]

Google won't help until it realises we have moved... It's indexed the old page addresses, and it will take time for that to shift over to the new ones.

[royce]

Yeah the same server that has to put up with all you cocks clicking refresh has to re read everything to index for search, that takes a while.

Why is it when something major changes here, there are always people cant just let it be that a problem has been found and noted, they have to jump on and have a fucking sook, if it was me spent all this time doing this FOR YOU THANKLESS IDIOTS i'd just pretend to break it and leave it broken for eternity, show some fucking respect

[stockman]

I'm grateful and was trying to help confirm that it was the search function playing up and not threads missing. Will go back into my corner now.

[steve]

I haven't finished the search indexing, it's a script that only runs when the browser is looking at it to keep refreshing it and takes a while. It's now up to post 293,000. I have been doing sessions of it since Friday night.

[alien]

that'd explain it then =)