Search word too common

Dragonbones · by **Dragonbones** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 13:24

This is very irritating:

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The following words in your search query were ignored because they are too common words: stroller.

How the hell am I supposed to find threads about buying strollers, for instance, if the search function won't search for the damned word?

I want to be able to search for words regardless of how common they are, as I can reduce the number of hits by adding other required words, searching titles only, searching only a specific subforum, etc.

jimipresley · by **jimipresley** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 13:31

I agree. It's extremely irritating for a mod trying to look for old threads for merges, too.

Beaker · by **Beaker** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 18:49

Dragonbones wrote:This is very irritating:
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The following words in your search query were ignored because they are too common words: stroller.

How the hell am I supposed to find threads about buying strollers, for instance, if the search function won't search for the damned word?

I want to be able to search for words regardless of how common they are, as I can reduce the number of hits by adding other required words, searching titles only, searching only a specific subforum, etc.

I upped the threshold for what is defined as a common word. Hopefully now, it should really only be the common ones...

Before it takes effect, we need to reindex every post. That takes a couple hours (the forums will be down) , so we will get it done in the next couple days.

If you are still having problems, let me know. I'll up it a bit more.

Tempo Gain · by **Tempo Gain** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 20:45

I assume there is some negative effect induced when searching for a too-common word. My question is, if the search is qualified with other terms, is the negative effect the same? Just wondering (I realize it may be impractical to change the current system.)

Dragonbones · by **Dragonbones** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 21:56

Thanks much, Beaker!!! :orz:

Beaker · by **Beaker** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:00

Tempo Gain wrote:I assume there is some negative effect induced when searching for a too-common word. My question is, if the search is qualified with other terms, is the negative effect the same? Just wondering (I realize it may be impractical to change the current system.)

The only down side will be slightly increased processing times on searches... But it shouldn't be noticeable for most people.