MetaSearch FAQ? June 10, 2010 6:43 PM Subscribe
Is there anything that details the features and operators of MetaFilter's own MetaSearch?
I can't seem to find one... curious if operators such as '+,' '-,' 'and,' even double quotes "query here" ala google work or not. If there's not an FAQ could something easily be tossed together? I'll help in whatever capacity...
(this is neither a complaint nor a pony; i got my pony last year, thank you very, very much!)
I can't seem to find one... curious if operators such as '+,' '-,' 'and,' even double quotes "query here" ala google work or not. If there's not an FAQ could something easily be tossed together? I'll help in whatever capacity...
(this is neither a complaint nor a pony; i got my pony last year, thank you very, very much!)
The search feature is very, very simple. We don't have any operators and no quoted strings. You put in search terms and get matching posts and comments. If you have more than one keyword, you get posts and comments that contain them all.
I think we haven't felt the need for a FAQ entry because there isn't much to explain. No hidden features. But we could probably put something together letting people know that there isn't much more to it.
posted by pb (staff) at 7:02 PM on June 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
I think we haven't felt the need for a FAQ entry because there isn't much to explain. No hidden features. But we could probably put something together letting people know that there isn't much more to it.
posted by pb (staff) at 7:02 PM on June 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
I think we haven't felt the need for a FAQ entry because there isn't much to explain.
Marked as best answer
posted by bru at 7:25 PM on June 10, 2010
Marked as best answer
posted by bru at 7:25 PM on June 10, 2010
We need serious colon searching technology.
posted by furiousxgeorge at 7:43 PM on June 10, 2010
posted by furiousxgeorge at 7:43 PM on June 10, 2010
/Metafilter: (.*)/
posted by Alterscape at 8:47 PM on June 10, 2010
posted by Alterscape at 8:47 PM on June 10, 2010
just spent the better part of a minute trying to figure out how to mark pb's reply as 'best answer.' god, what an idiot i am...
last year i asked for the number of comments to be listed in the rss feed.
for some reason the mods thought that intelligent and implemented it.
it felt very cool. thank you mods!
posted by artof.mulata at 9:06 PM on June 10, 2010
last year i asked for the number of comments to be listed in the rss feed.
for some reason the mods thought that intelligent and implemented it.
it felt very cool. thank you mods!
posted by artof.mulata at 9:06 PM on June 10, 2010
We need serious colon searching technology.
Allegedly, extraterrestrials having been visiting our planet and making use of such technology for quite some time.
posted by FishBike at 6:01 AM on June 11, 2010
Allegedly, extraterrestrials having been visiting our planet and making use of such technology for quite some time.
posted by FishBike at 6:01 AM on June 11, 2010
One feature people might want to know about -- the search doesn't work for stemming. If you want to find "eggs", you can't search for "egg". I learned this the hard way after getting a few posts deleted (after doing what I thought were good searches).
posted by hippybear at 8:32 AM on June 11, 2010
posted by hippybear at 8:32 AM on June 11, 2010
Sometimes, instead of a MetaSearch, you can find what you're looking for using a Google search with an added site restriction of "site:metafilter.com" or "site:ask.metafilter.com" (of course, without the quotes).
posted by ShooBoo at 9:49 AM on June 12, 2010
posted by ShooBoo at 9:49 AM on June 12, 2010
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posted by desjardins at 6:59 PM on June 10, 2010