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  • 25-01-2011 1:43am
    #1
    Daysha
    Registered Users Posts: 4,908 ✭✭✭


    Is it a Boards choice to have a minimum 4 character rule when searching for words or is that a vBulletin limit you guys can't do anything about?
    Post edited by Shield on


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    OldGoat
    Registered Users Posts: 12,637 ✭✭✭✭OldGoat


    IIRC it's a Boards decision to keep the strain off the servers thus making Boards a happier healthier and faster place for everyone. Damned annoying though.
    There are workarounds - enter your search parameter followed by "site:Boards.ie" into the google thingy and you should get back some results.

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



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    28064212
    Registered Users Posts: 10,634 ✭✭✭✭28064212


    EDIT: Actually, don't do this

    Boardsie Enhancement Suite - a browser extension to make using Boards on desktop a better experience (includes full-width display, keyboard shortcuts, dark mode, and more). Now available through your browser's extension store.

    Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/boardsie-enhancement-suite/

    Chrome/Edge/Opera: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/boardsie-enhancement-suit/bbgnmnfagihoohjkofdnofcfmkpdmmce



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    Conor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,479 ✭✭✭Conor


    There is a completely new search on the way. The guts of the work have been done, we're just working on the UI for it at the moment. It's a pretty huge project, so it'll take a good bit more testing before we can launch it, but it's well on the way to completion.

    The new search has no lower limit on the length of a search term and it also properly supports phrase searching among plenty of other useful features.
    28064212 wrote: »
    EDIT: Actually, don't do this

    Please don't do this. The limit is there for a reason. Circumventing it like that is a very selfish thing to do.


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    28064212
    Registered Users Posts: 10,634 ✭✭✭✭28064212


    Conor wrote: »
    Please don't do this. The limit is there for a reason. Circumventing it like that is a very selfish thing to do.
    :(:o

    In fairness, unless there's a directive somewhere saying "don't do this", it's going to be used (but not by me any more). I assume it's because you don't want to draw attention to the option? In which case you should edit out my quote from your post

    Boardsie Enhancement Suite - a browser extension to make using Boards on desktop a better experience (includes full-width display, keyboard shortcuts, dark mode, and more). Now available through your browser's extension store.

    Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/boardsie-enhancement-suite/

    Chrome/Edge/Opera: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/boardsie-enhancement-suit/bbgnmnfagihoohjkofdnofcfmkpdmmce



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    Conor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,479 ✭✭✭Conor


    28064212 wrote: »
    :(:o

    In fairness, unless there's a directive somewhere saying "don't do this", it's going to be used (but not by me any more). I assume it's because you don't want to draw attention to the option? In which case you should edit out my quote from your post

    It's actually a bug that vBulletin allows it. It's not a deliberate feature. Fixing the bug is irritating/difficult though.


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    Daysha
    Registered Users Posts: 4,908 ✭✭✭Daysha


    Thanks for that Conor. It only struck me when trying to search Raw on the TV forum (don't judge me!). Glad to hear a new one is on the way.


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