"Search" is annoying

[Hobie]

I tried to find a post I had written using the advanced search today. I searched for "wax basics" in the title, because that was the title, the entire title, no more. The search comes back and tells me I need to enter at least FOUR words.

Well, exactly HOW do you enter four words when the title only has TWO?

[shawnwri]

http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211563&highlight=wax+basics

You could also search by using your ID

[Jim Fischer]

You could also just forget the local search facility, and use
Google "advanced search", limiting the domain to beesource.com

[Barry]

The word limit has been set to 4 characters as it can put a load on a server searching for three letter words. I had no problem finding your post. I typed in "basics" and chose "Search Titles Only". The second page starts all the messages in the thread "Wax basics, please!"

- Barry

[Hobie]

I don't know how many times I read that error message, and my brain saw "four words" not "four characters." Duh. :o

Thanks for the input on a stupid question, anyway!

[Michael Bush]

Considering the number of three letter acronyms I want to search on (CCD, ANP, AFB, EFB etc.) and three letter words (wax, etc.) It seems like a very difficult limitation.

[Barry]

But the flip side is that searching for a three letter word such as "wax" will potentially find way too many results for you to actually find the post you're looking for. There has to be a balance somewhere. I'll lower it to three letters and give it a try, but can't promise it won't go back to four.

- Barry