The search function is promiscuous and I am a prude!

01d55 · 02-07-2010, 04:34 AM

Therefore in the grand tradition of prudish busybodies everywhere I DEMAND ACTION.

No but seriously, I just want to find the link to Mario Brothers Z but as far as I can tell the search will always be (Mario OR Brothers OR Z) instead of (Mario AND Brothers AND Z) or even better, for the exact string "Mario Brothers Z."

This is frustrating and happens basically any time I try to search for something.

Meister · 02-07-2010, 05:21 AM

Yeah, shit sucks, don't think there's a lot we can do about it though. If I want to find something on a forum that goes beyond a one-word search term I usually end up using Google and hoping the forum didn't disallow Google indexing. Which we don't, incidentally.

Although in your case I'm not sure why you don't just google "Mario Brothers Z."

Seil · 02-07-2010, 03:31 PM

I've been prompted to search for people sometimes for stuff here on the forums, and it's not really... well - pornographic?

I really don't know if you're mentioning searching the Forums or some unnamed search engine, but there's always gonna be some crazy s*** out there.

02-07-2010, 04:34 AM	#1
01d55 Not 55 years old. Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,098	The search function is promiscuous and I am a prude! Therefore in the grand tradition of prudish busybodies everywhere I DEMAND ACTION. No but seriously, I just want to find the link to Mario Brothers Z but as far as I can tell the search will always be (Mario OR Brothers OR Z) instead of (Mario AND Brothers AND Z) or even better, for the exact string "Mario Brothers Z." This is frustrating and happens basically any time I try to search for something.

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02-07-2010, 05:21 AM	#2
Meister Pure joy Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 10,689	Yeah, shit sucks, don't think there's a lot we can do about it though. If I want to find something on a forum that goes beyond a one-word search term I usually end up using Google and hoping the forum didn't disallow Google indexing. Which we don't, incidentally. Although in your case I'm not sure why you don't just google "Mario Brothers Z."

02-07-2010, 03:31 PM	#3
Seil Super stressed! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: British Columbia Posts: 8,081	I've been prompted to search for people sometimes for stuff here on the forums, and it's not really... well - pornographic? I really don't know if you're mentioning searching the Forums or some unnamed search engine, but there's always gonna be some crazy s*** out there.