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Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 19, 2008 at 16:16
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why are the motorhome topics put in archives ,noticed all the entry dates all over the place , or am i looking in wrong window .

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Reply By: Kiwi & "Mahindra" - Wednesday, Mar 19, 2008 at 16:44

Wednesday, Mar 19, 2008 at 16:44
there arent too many questions abou tthem on here so the ones that are on here have been on here long enough to go into archives, along with every other thread after a certain few months...

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Reply By: ExplorOz Team - David - Wednesday, Mar 19, 2008 at 20:12

Wednesday, Mar 19, 2008 at 20:12
All threads are archived after 30 days, as this seems to be the max amount of time for which we get replies to topics. I also believe it is better to start a new thread with your question to gain input from new readers or get updated information on the topic in question.

If people think we need to keep threads open longer please provide your input and we will evaluate the options.

One other reason is that people's email account go stale after a period and the system could starts sendng a lot of email to accounts that are no longer in operation. It all depends on how log we keep things active and is one of the reasons for the current 1 month setting.
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Follow Up By: Member - Shane D (QLD) - Wednesday, Mar 19, 2008 at 20:34

Wednesday, Mar 19, 2008 at 20:34
Hi Davaid,
With regards to archives, how do we limit search's to more modern threads?
Is there a way we can start with more recent threads first and cascade to older one instead of getting a sort of mish mash?

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Follow Up By: ExplorOz Team - David - Wednesday, Mar 19, 2008 at 20:37

Wednesday, Mar 19, 2008 at 20:37
I am actually working on the forum search system. It is not finished but will help sort out this issue. For now just specify a start date say within the last month - thus you will only get current threads. The current search system uses rank and hit count to arrange the output so it should give the best match first even if it is old. So to get rid of old just use the start date.
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Follow Up By: Member - kevin Y (SA) - Wednesday, Mar 19, 2008 at 20:42

Wednesday, Mar 19, 2008 at 20:42
though it would be the usual -----last shall be first
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Follow Up By: Member - Shane D (QLD) - Wednesday, Mar 19, 2008 at 21:03

Wednesday, Mar 19, 2008 at 21:03
AHHHH... Thanks for that.
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Follow Up By: ExplorOz Team - David - Thursday, Mar 20, 2008 at 12:42

Thursday, Mar 20, 2008 at 12:42
Guys,

I have just modified the search system to bring the results out in Update, Rank and hot count order - See and update the post I added about this: Forum Search Update
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