what's with the search engine?

Sigma · 25th April 2008

adk area 51 microphone sound

this is under 3 words?

even if you drop adk and 51 you still have 3 "words"

i can hardly ever find stuff using search anyone else

Benmrx · 25th April 2008

I just wish the search function wasn't limited to 500 results. Not that I need more than 500 opinions, but depending on the search, 500 results only goes back to '06 or so, and depending what "flavor of the week" was in style then, it can be hard to find what I'm looking for.

Go back to '02, and you've got people raving about certain things that in '06 they're bashing, only because some new product was introduced.

Try typing 1073 in the search function, and you probably won't get further than '07.

vincentvangogo · 25th April 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sigma

adk area 51 microphone sound

this is under 3 words?

even if you drop adk and 51 you still have 3 "words"

i can hardly ever find stuff using search anyone else

I can't understand why you can't have words with three letters or less, no others sites seem to have this limitation and if there's one place you frequently need to search for stuff under three letters it's with equipment names. Not sure what's with the 'wait 15 seconds between searches' thing either.

eclectic · 25th April 2008

Try Google and doing a "cool piece of gear gearslutz" and be sure to add gearslutz on the end. You can do an advanced search too if you want and just search "gearslutz.com" but I find the first search parameters are fast and usually yield quicker, better results than Gearslutz's search.

audiovisceral · 25th April 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by vincentvangogo

I can't understand why you can't have words with three letters or less, no others sites seem to have this limitation and if there's one place you frequently need to search for stuff under three letters it's with equipment names. Not sure what's with the 'wait 15 seconds between searches' thing either.

agree x2. wtf?

Corran · 25th April 2008

I didn't know the search was limited to 500 threads! The more you know...

I'll have to do the google thing if I want the oooold stuff.

yumdrum · 25th April 2008

I'm still wondering why the allowable time between searches extended from 15 seconds to 30 seconds a few days ago?

johndykstra · 25th April 2008

I hate it when you think you didn't press the search button so you hit it again, but now you've tried to do two searches, so now you have to wait

.

Just start a new thread asking for the info you seek, so that a bunch of dudes can tell you to do a search

...every once in a while someone stops being mean and posts a link to useful info.

johndykstra · 25th April 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by vincentvangogo

I can't understand why you can't have words with three letters or less, no others sites seem to have this limitation and if there's one place you frequently need to search for stuff under three letters it's with equipment names. Not sure what's with the 'wait 15 seconds between searches' thing either.

just use quotes:

example
La 610 = error

"la 610" = threads

casey_outlaw · 25th April 2008

I would say it's the 51. Just two characters in the search term. Same with the la 610 and the quotes make it 3 characters. Still not ideal, but seems to be the catch in the system.

leebridges · 25th April 2008

yah. dfegadthe search is almost useless. i use google like this...

site:gearslutz.com search string here thumbsup

that is one of google's best features.

Jules · 22nd May 2008

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25th April 2008	#1
Sigma Lives for gear Joined: May 2006 Location: phallicdelphia Posts: 4,618 Thread Starter	what's with the search engine? adk area 51 microphone sound this is under 3 words? even if you drop adk and 51 you still have 3 "words" i can hardly ever find stuff using search anyone else __________________ "The notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes, ah, that is where the art resides." Artur Schnabel http://miketarsia.com http://www.myspace.com/miketarsia https://members.grammy365.com/users/mike-tarsia

25th April 2008	#2
Benmrx Lives for gear Joined: May 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 4,300	I just wish the search function wasn't limited to 500 results. Not that I need more than 500 opinions, but depending on the search, 500 results only goes back to '06 or so, and depending what "flavor of the week" was in style then, it can be hard to find what I'm looking for. Go back to '02, and you've got people raving about certain things that in '06 they're bashing, only because some new product was introduced. Try typing 1073 in the search function, and you probably won't get further than '07. __________________ www.mysteriousredx.com "Sorry man I played guitar instead of going to school." -- James Lugo

25th April 2008	#6
Corran Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2007 Location: South Georgia Posts: 2,929	I didn't know the search was limited to 500 threads! The more you know... I'll have to do the google thing if I want the oooold stuff. __________________ www.oceanstarproductions.com

25th April 2008	#7
yumdrum Lives for gear Joined: May 2006 Location: South Florida Posts: 1,065	I'm still wondering why the allowable time between searches extended from 15 seconds to 30 seconds a few days ago? __________________ Turd Polisher Extraordinaire

25th April 2008	#8
johndykstra Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Midwest Posts: 4,585	I hate it when you think you didn't press the search button so you hit it again, but now you've tried to do two searches, so now you have to wait. Just start a new thread asking for the info you seek, so that a bunch of dudes can tell you to do a search...every once in a while someone stops being mean and posts a link to useful info. __________________ phantom power doesn't make your voice sound spooky

25th April 2008	#4
eclectic Gear nut Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 119	Try Google and doing a "cool piece of gear gearslutz" and be sure to add gearslutz on the end. You can do an advanced search too if you want and just search "gearslutz.com" but I find the first search parameters are fast and usually yield quicker, better results than Gearslutz's search.

25th April 2008	#10
casey_outlaw Gear addict Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Whorlando,FL Posts: 465	I would say it's the 51. Just two characters in the search term. Same with the la 610 and the quotes make it 3 characters. Still not ideal, but seems to be the catch in the system. __________________

25th April 2008	#11
leebridges Gear addict Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Nashville Posts: 425	yah. dfegadthe search is almost useless. i use google like this... site:gearslutz.com search string here thumbsup that is one of google's best features. __________________ lee http://www.leebridges.com for credits and samples, visit my site and enjoy for the blog, visit here http://www.leebridges.com/blog

22nd May 2008	#12
Jules Gearslutz.com admin Joined: Apr 2002 Location: A Yank in London, UK Posts: 17,808 1 Review written	OK FORGET THAT!!! Try this.. NEW! Google search tool for Gearslutz.com! Personalize Your Homepage NEW! Google search tool for Gearslutz.com! No cheesy ads either! Jules Gearslutz.com admin THIS WILL SOON BE BUILT INTO GEARSLUTZ.COM __________________ Jules Add your reviews to the new reviews area! Gearslutz on Facebook Follow my GS picks on Twitter

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