new FORUMS SEARCH SYSTEM

MarkG · February 28, 2004, 08:04

We've implemented a new search system for the forums

http://apolyton.net/forums/search.php

Searches should now be faster and more accurate.

Feedback is needed!

MrWhereItsAt · February 28, 2004, 08:12

/glee mode

Thanks Mark!!!!!

Just what I wanted!

I will go right now and see what it does....

Skanky Burns · February 28, 2004, 08:17

Seems much faster.

Incidently, there are 246 threads that mention the word "porn". Make that 247 now, I guess.

7010 that mention "civ3".

I see there is still the 4-letter minimum though. Dammit.

Gramphos · February 28, 2004, 08:18

Cool, how big backside changes were needed for this one?

MrWhereItsAt · February 28, 2004, 08:26

LOVING IT!

Search is fast and returns results for things it didn't before. Will make trawling through strategy forums so much easier.

I notice it doesn't search through the private forums one has access to, but this is still a major improvement as it is

MarkG · February 28, 2004, 08:27

i should note that posting and editing will also be faster as the big searchindex tables are not used any longer

MarkG · February 28, 2004, 08:28

Quote:

Originally posted by Gramphos
Cool, how big backside changes were needed for this one?

this is secret info for the staff room

Gramphos · February 28, 2004, 09:04

Quote:

Originally posted by MarkG
i should note that posting and editing will also be faster as the big searchindex tables are not used any longer

DrSpike · February 28, 2004, 09:15

Quote:

Originally posted by Gramphos
Cool, how big backside changes were needed for this one?

Is no one going to make a crude joke? I'd do it, but I have my erudite repuation to think of.

Nice feature btw.

PLATO · February 28, 2004, 11:35

I like it! Fast and efficient. Thanks Mark.

Martin Gühmann · February 28, 2004, 13:54

Quote:

Originally posted by MarkG
i should note that posting and editing will also be faster as the big searchindex tables are not used any longer

Well editing takes still longer then just posting but actual this is no wonder, as adding at the end is faster then searching and modifying something.

But at least it now works to find really old posts.

-Martin

mrmitchell · February 28, 2004, 15:09

WOW! That was fast. I'll test editing too.

EDIT: Hopefully this edit will be fast.

Dauphin · February 28, 2004, 15:12

It searches the Archives. YAY!

Locutus · February 28, 2004, 15:23

It doesn't search the archives fully, or at least not all of them.

But I'm not complaining, this is a major improvement

The search feature used to be the part of Apolyton I used the most, but recently I've barely used it at all anymore due to it's very limited usefullness. Maybe that will now change again

Rasbelin · February 28, 2004, 17:00

This surely is good news.

Looks very plain and working. Thanks, Markos!

Frozzy · February 28, 2004, 17:10

I think I remember you

Where've you been, Ras?

Rasbelin · February 28, 2004, 17:44

Me? Here.

I haven't been that frequently here, unlike previously. So my activity level has been shrinking quite a lot. I guess I have been occupied with other IRL issues more momentarily. Also not having actively played Civ games for a while, have caused me to drain out of new ideas or comments on the titles, so actual on-topic discussions haven't been my stuff for now.

But I'm not gone. Just a little bit more invisible.

Like Kassiopeia and some other Finns.

asleepathewheel · February 28, 2004, 18:46

Quote:

Originally posted by MarkG
i should note that posting and editing will also be faster as the big searchindex tables are not used any longer

fantastic. And viewing a member's profile seems to be much faster now as well

BigFree · February 28, 2004, 20:39

Quote:

Originally posted by Skanky Burns
I see there is still the 4-letter minimum though. Dammit.

I think it should allow for certain 3 letter combinations to be searchable. Is it possible to just limit what is not searchable? Words like "and, the, but, ect" while leaving "Civ, PTW, C3C, 1.15"

How about string searches? Like: "We love the king day"

Skanky Burns · February 29, 2004, 00:44

No, if it enables 3-letter words it has to enable every 3-letter word, unless someone goes through and manually lists all the words the search feature has to ignore.

Quote:

How about string searches?

Probably using the "search for exact phrase:" section of the page.

BigFree · February 29, 2004, 00:51

Quote:

Originally posted by Skanky Burns
No, if it enables 3-letter words it has to enable every 3-letter word, unless someone goes through and manually lists all the words the search feature has to ignore.

That's what I thought. It would be easy enough to go in and kill the search for common 3-letter words but leave the possibility to search for acronyms.

[/quote]
Probably using the "search for exact phrase:" section of the page. [/QUOTE]

Yes...I was wondering if the 3-letter limitation also applied to the string function or not. I think it doesn't apply, but I'm just checking.

Skanky Burns · February 29, 2004, 01:09

The restriction doesn't apply to the string function, apparently. I did a search for "14 factions" in the AC Gen forum which netted around 20 threads. I then did a search for "factions" in the same forum (still using the string search part) which netted 1300+ threads.

vmxa1 · February 29, 2004, 02:52

I sure like it a lot better.

alva · February 29, 2004, 09:23

Good work

SpencerH · February 29, 2004, 11:04

The 4 letter min is a bit of a pain. I was trying to find threads on CIV3 MP LAN .............

The my threads search seems much faster now

Brundlefly · March 1, 2004, 09:15

Quote:

Originally posted by Skanky Burns

I see there is still the 4-letter minimum though. Dammit.

I posted some ideas on how to get around this problem and how a 3-letter minimum might be implemented. These ideas seem to have gone unnoticed.

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...hreadid=107927

I do notice an improvement on the existing search function with the changes Mark has made. Thanks Mark.