Guest peepshow Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Why doesn't this forum allow one to search for commonly used abbreviations? Such as PST for example, which is used frequently in solar discussions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kheldar Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Searches are limited to words with four characters or more in them, normally to reduce strain on the server. It takes more grunt to search forums for three letter words Probably one for Craig to comment further on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I know it's not answering your question but just in case you don't know the meaning of an acronym. http://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/topic/194-acronyms-and-abbreviations/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawson Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I'm not sure if Craig will ban for me saying this, but if you search for: *PST* then you get your hits... There is one. Star three characters star. ------------------------ The other option is to use a search engine that searches areas accessible by the public of the website, like the one at the bottom of this page: http://www.google.com/enterprise/search/products/gss.html JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peepshow Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I'm not sure if Craig will ban for me saying this, but if you search for: *PST* then you get your hits... There is one. It even works for *ban* Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I'm not sure if Craig will ban for me saying this, but if you search for: *PST* then you get your hits... There is one. Star three characters star. ------------------------ The other option is to use a search engine that searches areas accessible by the public of the website, like the one at the bottom of this page: http://www.google.com/enterprise/search/products/gss.html JD I prefer public beatings to bans. Stephen is right though - it does cause more load on the server to search for 3 characters. Some MySQL configurations enforce 4 characters searches minimum which, I believe, is the case here. (edit: tested and this is the case, so 4 characters minimum I'm afraid!) You can of course use wildcards as James suggests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perkil8r Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I prefer public beatings to bans. Stephen is right though - it does cause more load on the server to search for 3 characters. Some MySQL configurations enforce 4 characters searches minimum which, I believe, is the case here. (edit: tested and this is the case, so 4 characters minimum I'm afraid!) You can of course use wildcards as James suggests. Ooooh goodie, do we get to do a public shoe-ing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Ooooh goodie, do we get to do a public shoe-ing? I much rather prefer a good stoneing. I can sell you a false beard and a bad of gravel for a shekal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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