Character limit in search

[+gdpsych]

I think a big improvement to the site would be an elimination of the 4 character rule in the forum search feature. Search for Garmin 60c for example.

Edited April 18, 2009 by gdpsych

[Keystone]

Are you talking about the forum search feature or the Geocaching.com website search feature?

 

The search tool in the forums is a principal cause of the delays, freezes and error messages that everyone's experiencing. I would not expect the search tools to be expanded.

[+dakboy]

It would also hammer the database server which is already overloaded, and increase the frequency of results which aren't what you're looking for.

[+gdpsych]

Thanks for the fast replies and thanks for the PM.

[+Jamie Z]

I don't see this mentioned very often. You can easily search the forums using Google, without any of the restrictions.

 

Search for 60c? Type "60c site:forums.Groundspeak.com" into the Google search window.

 

Jamie

[+IBcrashen]

I don't see this mentioned very often. You can easily search the forums using Google, without any of the restrictions.

 

Search for 60c? Type "60c site:forums.Groundspeak.com" into the Google search window.

 

Jamie

Does doing it this way contribute to the "delays, freezes and error messages"?? Its what I have recommended before.

Ways of the web idiot here.

[+dakboy]

I don't see this mentioned very often. You can easily search the forums using Google, without any of the restrictions.

 

Search for 60c? Type "60c site:forums.Groundspeak.com" into the Google search window.

 

Jamie

Does doing it this way contribute to the "delays, freezes and error messages"?? Its what I have recommended before.

Ways of the web idiot here.

No, because when you do that you're searching Google's index, not Groundspeak's