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Posted 2017-April-19, 11:04

... i.e. the topic "suit or NT" using the (advanced) search box (with fourthemore the absumption that the name of topic author is not in dialogue text/post) ?
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Posted 2017-April-19, 11:34

Do not bother with the search engine embedded in the forum software. Instead use google advanced search (or similar) and limit the search to BBO forum domain.
Psych (pron. saik): A gross and deliberate misstatement of honour strength and/or suit length. Expressly permitted under Law 73E but forbidden contrary to that law by Acol club tourneys.

Psyche (pron. sahy-kee): The human soul, spirit or mind (derived, personification thereof, beloved of Eros, Greek myth).
Masterminding (pron. mPosted ImagesPosted ImagetPosted Imager-mPosted ImagendPosted Imageing) tr. v. - Any bid made by bridge player with which partner disagrees.

"Gentlemen, when the barrage lifts." 9th battalion, King's own Yorkshire light infantry,
2000 years earlier: "morituri te salutant"

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Posted 2017-April-19, 12:55

View Post1eyedjack, on 2017-April-19, 11:34, said:

Do not bother with the search engine embedded in the forum software. Instead use google advanced search (or similar) and limit the search to BBO forum domain.

Already done: zero resulting. The topic's author is "haver" probably inactive.
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Posted 2017-April-19, 13:51

The forum search feature doesn't allow words shorter than 4 characters, so you can't search for "NT".

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Posted 2017-April-19, 17:45

View Postbarmar, on 2017-April-19, 13:51, said:

The forum search feature doesn't allow words shorter than 4 characters, so you can't search for "NT".

It maybe(=NT) but the same is happening when i need find i.e. "General Announcement" (with more than 4 characters) topic by skrshawk.
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Posted 2017-April-19, 21:17

Don't forget to extend the search period to beyond the last 30 days?
Psych (pron. saik): A gross and deliberate misstatement of honour strength and/or suit length. Expressly permitted under Law 73E but forbidden contrary to that law by Acol club tourneys.

Psyche (pron. sahy-kee): The human soul, spirit or mind (derived, personification thereof, beloved of Eros, Greek myth).
Masterminding (pron. mPosted ImagesPosted ImagetPosted Imager-mPosted ImagendPosted Imageing) tr. v. - Any bid made by bridge player with which partner disagrees.

"Gentlemen, when the barrage lifts." 9th battalion, King's own Yorkshire light infantry,
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Posted 2017-April-20, 01:47

View Post1eyedjack, on 2017-April-19, 21:17, said:

Don't forget to extend the search period to beyond the last 30 days?

Yes, this (second) one already experimented. If in post there is the/a name (of author) or title (or part of it) could (easy) be found, if anyone remember the author of topic can contact him/her to have indication if is active, but if is not ? And this one can happen also for, let's say mtvesuvius or Chamaco (that have done a lot of interesting posts/topics but are not actually active - i think). How to find an old topic when there is not any indication of this type ? Can anyone suggest a way ?
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Posted 2017-April-20, 08:37

I searched for "general announcement" by author skrshawk and it returned this:

http://www.bridgebas...ch&fromsearch=1

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Posted 2017-April-20, 09:21

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I searched for "general announcement" by author skrshawk and it returned this:

http://www.bridgebas...ch&fromsearch=1

What is it ? When i click on return to me the "Search" box. Just a while the second chance was "Opponents needed" by hrothgar that evidently both didn't get out because i avoided to insert in "Search" the indication of "topic title only" that now work. How can do for getting out the first (that en passant is on last page of "General bridge discussion" - the other two on previously page) ?
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Posted 2017-April-21, 09:24

How are you doing the search? Are you just using the search box at the top of the page, or do you click on the gear icon to go to the advanced search form? If you use the search box, it only searches the current forum. The advanced search form lets you search multiple forums, specify whether to search titles, set a date range, and filter to a specific author.

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Posted 2017-April-22, 07:34

View Postbarmar, on 2017-April-21, 09:24, said:

How are you doing the search? Are you just using the search box at the top of the page, or do you click on the gear icon to go to the advanced search form? If you use the search box, it only searches the current forum. The advanced search form lets you search multiple forums, specify whether to search titles, set a date range, and filter to a specific author.

Initially i proofed both methods w/o using "Search title only" option that got me no resulting and i thought these was not possibility to try topic than.
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