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DarkBASIC Professional Discussion / A tip for administrators

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Manchu
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Posted: 26th Oct 2011 06:31
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Please, this is a suggestion, could remove the restriction of more than 100 responses to a search. The system asks you to refine your search and the way most often results in 0 answers. Is not it better that the answers to deliver the system without restrictions, one can choose which one you use?. Thanks
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Quel
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Posted: 26th Oct 2011 10:35
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The search here is pretty much useless, one additional letter, or a different order of words and instead of 50 threads it gives none. Like they didn't want you to look for answers instead starting new threads day by day with the same old questions.

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baxslash
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Posted: 26th Oct 2011 11:34 Edited at: 26th Oct 2011 11:34
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I agree the search is a pain. It would be better if it wasn't so restrictive and precise. Sometimes it helps but in most cases you have to try lots of different searches for one thing.

Some people may disagree but I think you are right.

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Sigh
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Posted: 26th Oct 2011 11:36
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It doesn't help that many people seem not to grasp how to title their posts so people can type something logical in and find them. Or others type vague titles such as "a tip for admins", well that's very descriptive.

But I do agree a bit that the search is a bit...meh

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Mobiius
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Posted: 26th Oct 2011 14:24
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Use the google search option?

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Manchu
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Posted: 28th Oct 2011 19:21 Edited at: 28th Oct 2011 19:24
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And if you end up using the google search ... without a good manual that comes with the same program and a forum search there is no other option. A real shame because the contribution of the forum is very valuable, administrators hope to take this into account. Sigh's comment is also to take into account, we must be more specific when posting, and less original, this is for us and we participate in the forum. It would be nice to put on as a general suggestion, would help a lot in the tedious search of subjects. So be soon. Anyone know how to contact the administrators? I think the best way, at least to see the problem is everyone is going to the sources
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TheComet
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Posted: 28th Oct 2011 19:43
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Google can search individual websites. Just type this into google:

site:forum.thegamecreators.com <your keywords>

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Chris Tate
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Posted: 28th Oct 2011 19:45 Edited at: 28th Oct 2011 19:46
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The google search index database will not be perfectly up to date, and will not find all results.

Although using google search functions such as the tilde~, intitle:, and intext: does help you find useful information more easily.

I'm not sure what script language or database they use, but in PHP-MySQL, its a small matter of using the LIKE operator instead of = in the search function call.

Who knows, maybe there is a good reason for not allowing smart search; perhaps they have performance limits or something.

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