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  • #1

    Search Letter Limit

    Why does the search function have a minimum of 4 letters to search? In an age of acronyms, this is really fustrating, like my search for EU-USA threads here at 'Poly, since I doubt that few threads ever contain the words European Union, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, etc.
    Is there a way to bypass this, or should I just be content with *****ing?
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    Likewise, searching for the Alpha Centauri "Bug List" caused slight problems...
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    • #3
      Originally posted by Chowlett
      Likewise, searching for the Alpha Centauri "Bug List" caused slight problems...
      Rather than putting a limit on letters, it would be better to have a list of standard words like "no", "yes", "why", "but" that are not included in the search.

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      • #4
        Yes, its a hassle.

        Twice now I've been prohibited by this limit.

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        • #5
          I think the limit is necessary to stop the server from overloading itself. And we all don't want that...
          But it is annoying.
          I'm building a wagon! On some other part of the internets, obviously (but not that other site).

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          • #6
            Stick a * at the end, and you can search for a TLA (three-letter acronym)
            Concrete, Abstract, or Squoingy?
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