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What's the deal with the "advanced search" function?

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 4:31 pm
by GettingReady2010
It keeps on going down.

Re: What's the deal with the "advanced search" function?

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 4:33 pm
by General Tso
also curious

Re: What's the deal with the "advanced search" function?

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 5:20 pm
by JJDancer
Yes been down for some time now...
No idea though.

Re: What's the deal with the "advanced search" function?

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 6:32 pm
by 1ferret!
TLS version of net-neutrality.

Re: What's the deal with the "advanced search" function?

Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 2:42 pm
by GettingReady2010
bump

Re: What's the deal with the "advanced search" function?

Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 2:49 pm
by Big Shrimpin
1ferret! wrote:TLS version of net-neutrality.
LOL

Re: What's the deal with the "advanced search" function?

Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 2:50 pm
by sibley
I noticed it keeps changing the option to get to the google search, but that keeps on being the only option. I never knew there was a non-advanced version before.

Re: What's the deal with the "advanced search" function?

Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 2:52 pm
by d34d9823
GettingReady2010 wrote:It keeps on going down.
Your mom has been operating it while we look for a new server.

Re: What's the deal with the "advanced search" function?

Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 3:00 pm
by bk1
d34dluk3 wrote:
GettingReady2010 wrote:It keeps on going down.
Your mom has been operating it while we look for a new server.
Zing!

Re: What's the deal with the "advanced search" function?

Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:45 pm
by GettingReady2010
bump

Re: What's the deal with the "advanced search" function?

Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:53 pm
by vanwinkle
Short version: The server software that the forum runs on isn't really meant to handle both the number and length of threads we have here and advanced search functions on the kind of hardware TLS runs on. Short-term, advanced search has been disabled so the rest of the site continues working. Long-term we're looking at other options (including archiving old threads and moving them outside the search database, something we're working on to see if it improves stability).

Re: What's the deal with the "advanced search" function?

Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:03 pm
by GettingReady2010
vanwinkle wrote:Short version: The server software that the forum runs on isn't really meant to handle both the number and length of threads we have here and advanced search functions on the kind of hardware TLS runs on. Short-term, advanced search has been disabled so the rest of the site continues working. Long-term we're looking at other options (including archiving old threads and moving them outside the search database, something we're working on to see if it improves stability).
Finally, thanks for the response.

Re: What's the deal with the "advanced search" function?

Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:22 pm
by 03121202698008
So, what you're saying is BP really is killing TLS? :-P

Re: What's the deal with the "advanced search" function?

Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:30 pm
by vanwinkle
blowhard wrote:So, what you're saying is BP really is killing TLS? :-P
Yes, and one of these days, for the good of TLS, BP will have to be put down. :P

Re: What's the deal with the "advanced search" function?

Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:33 pm
by 03121202698008
vanwinkle wrote:
blowhard wrote:So, what you're saying is BP really is killing TLS? :-P
Yes, and one of these days, for the good of TLS, BP will have to be put down. :P
Hey, I voted to delete it...