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Title: Strange search function
Post by: WhiteBeard on September 18, 2012, 02:05:08 PM
I've been getting strange search results on these forums lately.
When I search for something, a phrase like "heated grips", I get 32 pages of results.
But most of these posts does not contain either of these words... quite strange.
Same thing happens when I type "Hepco Becker".
Strange indeed. Is it my computer bugging me?
Same thing happens when I search using the advanced search function.

:cray:

Nat
Title: Re: Strange search function
Post by: andyb on September 18, 2012, 06:38:34 PM
I haven't been able to use boolean functions (and or not etc) either, the search function isn't terribly robust it seems.

So, I use the easy option.

I use this search (https://www.google.com/#hl=en&safe=off&sclient=psy-ab&q=+site:fjowners.com&oq=+site:fjowners.com&gs_l=hp.3...5906.6045.2.7391.2.2.0.0.0.0.99.196.2.2.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.1.oshlMsoywc0&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=49e8a1037d69df4c&biw=1230&bih=695) and then I add to it what I'm looking for with proper modifiers.

Adding heated grips gives me very little discussion though, as seen here (https://www.google.com/#hl=en&safe=off&sclient=psy-ab&q=site:fjowners.com+heated+grips&oq=site:fjowners.com+heated+grips&gs_l=serp.3...15559.18856.0.19869.4.4.0.0.0.0.114.412.2j2.4.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.1.7GZO6OmLYYM&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=49e8a1037d69df4c&biw=1230&bih=695), but it's a little better.  A lot of the results appear to be replies to a subject line that had those keywords in it.
Title: Re: Strange search function
Post by: Big AK on September 18, 2012, 07:09:18 PM
I also get 30 pages of results for almost any query I put in from tires to dogbones. Hard to get precise data but I enjoy digging through all the modi threads at the moment so I don't mind to terribly at the moment.
Title: Re: Strange search function
Post by: nurse on September 19, 2012, 07:34:28 AM
Same thing here, no hits on the search words but lots of unrelated stuff.