Can anyone tell me how to use the new

[patkin]

search function? I've just spent an hour trying to use it and I'm about to throw something. I've tried "advanced" every way I can think of... using " and + and - with little to no success to narrowing down voluminous irrelevant stuff I don't know is until I open and read the whole thread and am still trying to figure out why it gave me what it did other than "single word" out of three for instance. This is just soooo ridiculous. If anyone could help me I would appreciate it.

Edit: opinion for what its worth... this is definitely not an improvement over the old search... and will be so hard for the noobs to find good information in particular but everyone in general.

 

[Lessifer]

Having the same problem, it doesn't seem to function like it did before, it takes each keyword separately

 

[markfm]

Really, really, bizarre functionality (or lack of functionality).

In the search window, I try "natures flavors", in quotes, as in I want/expect to see matches for the complete two word phrase.

The returned threads include http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/new-members-forum/381608-ohm-label-evod-atomizer-heads.html

Which has neither "natures", nor "flavors", never mind the complete phrase "natures flavors", in the thread.

 

[bobbilu]

Thank you for pointing this out, I also am going around in circles (of course I'm a newbie!). I am sure, with time, I will become easier...do have to admit, alot of interesting reading out there!

 

[Cyrus Vap]

Haven't tried the advanced search function, but I used to just type words into the search bar at upper right and my results would be displayed in posts, not threads. Not anymore.

Using ECF-2 on Firefox if it matters

 

[patkin]

You have nothing to go on except the mouse-over first post on the thread. The old way you could see the pertinent post and basically what it said. I've tried advanced ticking "posts" and that doesn't work. Just try a search for ego (passthrough, C, T, upgrade) or nic (color, smell, peppery, taste) or base (PG, VG, nic, storage) or any of the terms we commonly use along with other key words to narrow the search. If my eyes don't give out, my finger will... but not really because my nerves will go first. This is so sad. ECF was a vast data base and that's gone now.

 

[Caridwen]

They are working on the search function.

 

[meatcutter]

Not only that try using the whats new no drop down with classifieds my post etc takes you to thread activity

 

[levisdaddy]

Thank you for pointing this out, I also am going around in circles (of course I'm a newbie!). I am sure, with time, I will become easier...do have to admit, alot of interesting reading out there!

hello fellow tucsonian!!!

 

[smacuser]

Maybe someone could reinstate the old Google-assisted search engine

 

[tiburonfirst]

They are working on the search function.

is this still ongoing?

 

[_more_]

I had to go back to google search because this one got too frustrating! Hope they can fix it because i used to like it.

ymmv