Forum Search Help
Submitted: Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 10:20
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Robin Miller
Hi All
Have been trying unsucessfully to find some threads from back before 2006.
Last year there used to be search start/end date fields but these no longer appear on the
forum display.
Note - The Help search text still refers to these fields though ?
Without being able to enter a date the search function seems to come up against a hard limit , in my case if I search on screen name its about 200 threads the earliest being may 2007.
I suspect it may be different depending on the search text.
Any suggestions ?
Reply By: Member - Howard (ACT) - Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 10:35
Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 10:35
Robin,
I was able to find posts back to 20002 searching under my old screen name.
so the info is there.
I note both your
membership amd search results are may 2007 did you post under a different screen name prior to joining.
Howard
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Follow Up By: Robin Miller - Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 10:49
Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 10:49
Hi Howard
( you must be 4wdrived out by now )
Yes, I don't think the date is the hard limit , and other searches will go back before that date.
Perhaps , that the search help refers to now non-existent date fields could be throwing me off, but can't find any guidelines to clarify.
(Presume your display has no start/end date fields - using IE7 here)
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Reply By: member - mazcan - Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 12:46
Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 12:46
g/day robin
i have never had much success on e/o search system all due respects and use google search which comes up with a smorgasboard of imfo providing one knows the basic topic
could you tell us what the topic is that your trying to locate or is it a top secret ??lol
and maybe someone might have it written down in their notes or in their favorites list
cheers barry
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Follow Up By: Robin Miller - Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 13:10
Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 13:10
Hi Barry
I wrote a series of posts (3) I think which led to
Stanley recalling there thermos flasks.
I should be able to find them if I get 1/2 hour free and wouldn't want to put anyone to any trouble.
But this issue has occurred before , either the help notes or search screen are in error , maybe someone knows why.
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Follow Up By: member - mazcan - Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 13:31
Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 13:31
hi robin
i entered
stanley thermos flask recall
in google search and it came up with your post on e/o and it was 4/6/2007@9.56am
not 2006 as you thought also found that 45,000 faulty thermoses were recalled in usa 21/9/2005 due to the handles breaking off and releasing non-toxix charcoal there are several items on google relating to the problems of
stanley flasks
just as ive always found google rocks for searchin- whatever
cheers barry
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Follow Up By: Member - John and Val - Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 19:49
Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 19:49
Hi Robin,
I have just typed "
Stanley thermos" in the "Text Search" field in the search box at the top of the
forum and five of your threads from 2007 came up straight away.
Cheers,
Val
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Follow Up By: Member - nick b - Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 21:44
Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 21:44
Gooday Muzcan : yer I agree regards to e/o search & google is heaps better way to find stuff.
cheers nick
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Reply By: Shaker - Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 13:52
Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 13:52
It's not only here, over at Pradopoint the members recommend searching that
forum through Google.
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Follow Up By: Robin Miller - Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 19:04
Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 19:04
Do you think I'd be allowed to join that group Shaker ?
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Follow Up By: Shaker - Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 19:55
Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 19:55
I can't see why not, do you have a Prado?
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Reply By: Member - Andrew (QLD) - Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 14:04
Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 14:04
If the search feature doesn't give adequate results i resort to a site specific Google search as follows:
site:exploroz.com ????
where ???? being the word required. This will result in a search of results only from www.exploroz.com . The search results can be refined on the left menu of Google.
May be helpful in the meantime ;)
Andrew
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Follow Up By: Robin Miller - Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 19:05
Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 19:05
Good tip Andrew.
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Reply By: Member Al (Sunshine Coast) - Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 14:09
Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 14:09
Robin, I also have trouble with EO search. It is most unreliable and seems to have worsened since the recent site upgrade. sometimes it produces no result from common content.
As a test I searched for "help", a common expression in thread titles. It produced a result, the oldest being in 2003 but as I selected 'increasing' pages it began to revert to more recent dates.
As you say, the date limiter has disappeared, although not from the help text.
Normally, I have used the search panel at the top of the threads page, but if you click on the highlighted and underlined word "help" in a thread, it brings up a different search panel....... which works no better. As has been said, Google searches ExplorOz better than the
forum panel.
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Follow Up By: Robin Miller - Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 19:13
Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 19:13
OK Al ,
I just tried that and got a "server application error - resource not found" , maybe it is being edited.
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Follow Up By: Member Al (Sunshine Coast) - Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 19:35
Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 19:35
Even worse robin, I tried to use the "Feedback" link to report it and the email bounced. I give up and just enjoy the bits that work!
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Follow Up By: Member - nick b - Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 21:52
Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 21:52
Maybe e/o search could have a link to google !!!!!
cheers nick
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Reply By: Crackles - Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 21:47
Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 21:47
How good would it be to have a subscription button where all your old posts are listed so you can easily revisit them to check old info or add further followups. It's a feature I use often on other sites that doesn't have the search issues.
Cheers Craig...........
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Follow Up By: equinox - Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 21:53
Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 at 21:53
Crikey, just enter your name in the ScreenName search at the top it lists all your previous posts. It's not hidden, its right there in front of yours and Robins eyes :)))
Cheers
Alan
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Follow Up By: Member - nick b - Thursday, Sep 15, 2011 at 21:58
Thursday, Sep 15, 2011 at 21:58
This wont help ??? if its not his thread but !!! :)))))
cheers nick
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