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How to more effectively Search this forum board???????
Triton:
I want to ask the community here if there are better ways to use the search function to get the results that you are looking for. I have silently visited this forum for years. Most searches that I did were general fact finding and not extremely specific. Now that I'm picking up a cabinet this weekend and already have some items that I plan on working on, I am needing to be more specific in my searches.
What I do:
Select only the forums that would contain the info that I'm looking for rather than checking all of the catagories
Use quotation marks surrounding the words that the result must contain in order to be relevant
Search Titles only (if need be)
In paying attention to good forum board ediquette, I always search before posting a new topic. Knowing that most everything has already been covered, I don't wanna be the "noob" that spams every time I run into an issue or have a question :)
So, any suggestions on how to search more effectively would be great!
severdhed:
sounds like you are doing it right....unless there is some secret that i dont know about. i have always tried searching alot also, but i don't often find what i am looking for.
Triton:
I agree. Most of the key terms that I use are SO common. Arcade, jukebox, speakers, amp, joystick, button, light gun, ect......... Using those words will narrow down a Google search. But those words are found in almost each thread it seems like.
CheffoJeffo:
Sometimes you do get eleventy results.
One option is to use Google to search for you:
Search for 'site:arcadecontrols.com critique my cp'
That will return results from all portions of the site (Main, Forum, Wiki).
Grasshopper:
I agree that using google to do the searching is the best option.
Unfortunately, the search function on this site has never worked properly. In my experience the problem is not getting too many hits but too few.