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RyanDS 28 Nov 2011 18:22:15 14,074 posts
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When I try to search the forum at work it causes my browser to hang and occasionally crash with lots of errors about scripts. (Using Firefox, IE seems okay.)

Now at home trying to search (using Safari on my mac) and again it causes my pc to slow down and my browser to act up. Eventually it does load, but then comes up with a random assortment of topics that are not in date order.

Tom_Servo 28 Nov 2011 18:23:13 18,079 posts
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Same here, been like that ever since the re-design. Using Opera.

The results also seem to be a load of rubbish, it's like the search has reverted back to how it was. I use DB's custom search linked in the guidelines thread now.

MrTomFTW Moderator 28 Nov 2011 18:27:10 47,501 posts
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Huh, seems OK for me. Firefox and Chrome.

Deleted user 28 November 2011 18:28:24

Fine for me on Chromezor. Well, as fine as it gets for EG's search.

RyanDS 28 Nov 2011 18:49:13 14,074 posts
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Tom_Servo wrote:
Same here, been like that ever since the re-design. Using Opera.

The results also seem to be a load of rubbish, it's like the search has reverted back to how it was. I use DB's custom search linked in the guidelines thread now.

Ah cheers. I wasn't sure if it was a common issue or not, and obviously I couldn't do a search for similar threads.

MrWorf 29 Nov 2011 00:33:30 64,193 posts
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The Website tends to frequently crash for me regardless of what I'm doing

Psychotext 29 Nov 2011 01:04:26 70,652 posts
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Same for me (some mentalist script seems to run and need to get stopped).

IE and Firefox.

RyanDS 22 Dec 2011 18:57:57 14,074 posts
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Just want to say this is still happening. (Not the crashing, but searching is really screwed up. Using Safari here and searches still bring up random stuff in random order.)

Deleted user 22 December 2011 19:02:57

Yep, really need the ability to switch the search results between by date and by relevance. At the moment it just seems to do it at random on each individual keyword.

Like, searching for 'Amazon Kindle'. First thing it should do is exact name matches. Then below those, results for "amazon"+"kindle". Then below those, results for "amazon" or "kindle".

At the moment I've no idea how it's ordering it. A search for Amazon Kindle gives the first thread as 'non-kindle ereader', the second as 'budget tablet recommendations' and the third, finally, as 'amazon kindle'. And that's a search that's particularly narrow to start with. Hate to think what happens when searching for something a bit more generic.

dominalien 22 Dec 2011 20:18:00 10,703 posts
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meme wrote:
Yep, really need the ability to switch the search results between by date and by relevance. At the moment it just seems to do it at random on each individual keyword.

Like, searching for 'Amazon Kindle'. First thing it should do is exact name matches. Then below those, results for "amazon"+"kindle". Then below those, results for "amazon" or "kindle".

At the moment I've no idea how it's ordering it. A search for Amazon Kindle gives the first thread as 'non-kindle ereader', the second as 'budget tablet recommendations' and the third, finally, as 'amazon kindle'. And that's a search that's particularly narrow to start with. Hate to think what happens when searching for something a bit more generic.

That's a good method, only they need to differentiate between in-title (these should be first) and in-contents, too.

As of right now search is really bad, that's for sure. Not that it's a new development

DFawkes 22 Dec 2011 20:25:46 32,791 posts
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Isn't it a third-party search they actually pay for now?

Stickman 15 Dec 2013 14:31:22 29,986 posts
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They're going to fix that any day now.

Deleted user 15 December 2013 15:53:28

Can we merge this thread with the bears shit in the woods one?

Deleted user 15 December 2013 15:57:52

They are integrating a better search tool into portable view

CharlieStCloud 15 Dec 2013 16:32:22 5,812 posts
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the_dudefather wrote:
They are integrating a better search tool into portable view.

Um, pardon me for asking, but what is this 'portable view' you speak of, oh wise man?

mothercruncher 15 Dec 2013 16:36:39 19,475 posts
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We never realised how important Portable view was to us, until it was gone.

Hold your loved ones close people, hold them close.

mrpon 15 Dec 2013 16:38:42 37,367 posts
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DFawkes 15 Dec 2013 16:45:10 32,791 posts
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EGs How to Fix Something:

1. Realise something isn't up to scratch.
2. Obliterate it. Just blast it apart, preferably without warning.
3. It's very important you do this last. This is non-negotiable. Only after ripping apart the thing you're replacing should you make any efforts to replace it. Do NOT try to ensure you have the replacement solution ready before you remove the old one.