Search Option

[silviamirage]

Ok, I was searching for opinions of the wheel manufacturer 0Z, and found out that I couldn't search for terms with less than three letters. Ok, why is this? I can see no appreciable benefit to this rule, and it makes searches like "5 lug conversion" and "OZ wheels" impossible. Of course, I could change "5" to "five" in the former, but the term would most likely been written as "5" in the origional post. Furthermore, there is no other possible search for "OZ wheels", as the search term "wheels" leads to too many results, and the company OZ, even if it is an acronym, would not have been written out in full in the post, so any searches with the full name would be pointless. Can someone change this inane rule?

Gratefull poster-Jacob

[Mayhem_J30]

i think the problem is that IF the search is done incorrectly it'll pull every thread that has the #5 in it. that is probably the intent...i guess. just like if yous earch for "A" it would most likely pull every thread in the forum. I understand your frustration though as it seems about every forum is like this. maybe TheMonarch could fill us in...

[silviamirage]

It shouldn't if you phrase your boolean right, like "5 lug", which should only bring up threads with 5 AND lug

[silviamirage]

Ah, I see now why the function is put into place.

Sadly, it still doesn't work with "5 lug" in quotes.

[silviamirage]

could the program be revised to only let terms with less than three letters through ONLY when quotations are used.

[silviamirage]

Thanks, that will help out quite alot (no sarcasm).

Seriously, thanks for giving a damn.

-Jacob

[silviamirage]

Thanks, awesome.

Now I'll have to stay up till midnight, damnit.

-Jacob, Nightowl

[silviamirage]

lol, yeah, I am. Thanks

-Jacob