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  • rwh11385
    lance_entities
    • Oct 2003
    • 18403
    #1

    Search doesn't work so well.......



    I know people always get on Noobs for asking about things already covered, but the search has never really worked well and I don't understand. Jordan, do you know why?

    It only seems to turn up recent threads. For us more vintage R3Vers, we can remember threads and not find them again.

    Like myself, I wanted to see the post introducing e9nine's new wheels, and I remember "sneakers" being in the title......but no results.

    but alas......http://www.r3vlimited.com/phpBB2/vie...831&highlight=
    "e9nine's e30 gets new sneakers"

    and I couldn't find the thread for installign an euro plate filler, but alas: http://www.r3vlimited.com/phpBB2/vie...473&highlight=
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    • Digitalwave
      is a poseur
      • Oct 2003
      • 6282
      #2
      Vintage R3v? It's like 3 months old :)

      The best thing to do is use very specific terms for the search. i.e., If you want to find info on a 173 Jim Conforti chip, search for "173 Jim Conforti" and not just "chip".

      RISING EDGE
      Let's drive fast and have fun.

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        • rwh11385
          lance_entities
          • Oct 2003
          • 18403
          #3
          Originally posted by Digitalwave
          Vintage R3v? It's like 3 months old :)

          The best thing to do is use very specific terms for the search. i.e., If you want to find info on a 173 Jim Conforti chip, search for "173 Jim Conforti" and not just "chip".
          Alright, 3 months....but I remember like 80% of the posts then. And it is annoying when I can't find them again.

          And that way still won't work very well, at least not for the e9nine BBS RZ wheels thread. I dunno. The only way I found it was going through 20 pages of e9nine's posts. :roll:

          :?

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            • bwanac
              No R3VLimiter
              • Oct 2003
              • 3354
              #4
              I think some stuff was lost when it switched servers a while back. Or whaterver happened when I lost all my PM and stuff.

              Use the AND to get more specific searches.

              It works fine for me. But what I said above seems to be the case with it sometimes.

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                • bmwguru007
                  E30 Addict
                  • Oct 2003
                  • 561
                  #5
                  I agree that it doesn't work all that great, not many board's searches do though.

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                    • Jordan
                      R3V OG
                      • Oct 2003
                      • 12908
                      #6
                      You just need to know how to use it. You have to be specific and concise. Dont use words you dont want to show up etc.
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                        • rwh11385
                          lance_entities
                          • Oct 2003
                          • 18403
                          #7
                          It's not that bad. If you are looking for a recent thread and search intelligently, it will come up. It's just the threads way back in the annals of history (like 2 months ago) that are difficult to dig up. :?

                          Kids, if all else fails, just repost the question, be called a newbie, and get someone to post the link to the old thread. :P

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