search fixed yet?

[kypade]

lol, no, but really, you all kinda suck at thread closing.

please dont post in a closed thread asking someone a question when they obviously cant answer it (rhetorical or not). it doesnt help anything and it makes me angry (i know it wasnt directed towards me, but still.)

better yet, don't close a thread when the most we've gotten for an answer is some vague "that would mean closing the boards" like, a MONTH ago. If you'd address the questions when they're asked and/or do something about them, the thread would have never had any reason/time/opportunity to get so long and off topic.

so, then...let's try this again...

IS the search gonna be fixed?

thanks. : ) : o

ps, unban Tukiluka.:marv:

[Holly Goodhead]

yeah that annoys the **** out of me. when a thread is closed then 5 mods continue talking in it leaving little stupid comments knowing the posters cant reply. ugh
i bet if Tukiluka was a mod, the search engine would be fixed by now. but no, you have to make people like Elijya into mods. haha

[Darthphere]

For the sake of being fair, heres the last post.

I was the closest thing to that when I was elected as Mod by the Higher-Ups. And look where I am now. Do you really want that to happen to someone else?

[Calvin]

Good job closing Muscles thread though. Now you just need to work on closing Muscles.

[Holly Goodhead]

For the sake of being fair, heres the last post.

it isnt about mods posting in closed threads, its about them closing threads without answering the question.

[Darthphere]

it isnt about mods posting in closed threads, its about them closing threads without answering the question.


I got that, just that Drakon left a question for Calvin and I was giving him the opportunity to answer it.:confused:

[Calvin]

Well, I have no idea what Drakon's story is, so I don't really have an answer.

[Superhero Hype!]

Wow, you guys are REALLY motivating, just makes me want to jump and fix the search right now. Having said that, I'm going to attempt it again, if you had READ the closed thread you would see that this is a server intensive process and doesn't always work. Last time it looked like it was going to take 48 hours and then it quit not even a few hours into it. Show some respect, thanks, you're on here for free remember?

[kypade]

Mirko, I'm extremely respectful to everyone (who deserves it, anyway.)

The point is, there's no reason to close a thread that hasn't been answered...yeah, I know back in FEBruary you said you were doing it and you said it failed 1/4 in or something...but that's it. Otherwise, the ONLY comment about the search is that you would have to close the boards to do it...many people said they were fine with that...So...post an announcement saying the boards will be down for a day or so, and fix it...that would be great. But to hear nothing for a full month, and then to have the thread closed with still no answer...it's just annoying. You (or any mods, prolly) would have been completely fine leaving that thread closed with no further speak of it, but all of us would be sitting here wanting the search again. Yknow? I'm not even sure I'm making sense anymore, but I don't think it's disrespectful to want to know what's going on with something as important to the forums as being able to search.

[Lackey]

Wow, you guys are REALLY motivating, just makes me want to jump and fix the search right now. Having said that, I'm going to attempt it again, if you had READ the closed thread you would see that this is a server intensive process and doesn't always work. Last time it looked like it was going to take 48 hours and then it quit not even a few hours into it. Show some respect, thanks, you're on here for free remember?

and our coming here pays the bills, remember? :)
You know we love you, Mirko :(

I think the consensus was that one weekend without the Hype would be bearable if it meant the search function would be fixed.

Mods use the search function as a tool in doing their job. I'm sure most of them would appreciate search fixed, too.




P.S. Free Tukiluka
http://members.cox.net/azarael/SHH/hello-kitty-factory.jpg

[Kipobe]

Mike!

[Equint78]

Wow, you guys are REALLY motivating, just makes me want to jump and fix the search right now. Having said that, I'm going to attempt it again, if you had READ the closed thread you would see that this is a server intensive process and doesn't always work. Last time it looked like it was going to take 48 hours and then it quit not even a few hours into it. Show some respect, thanks, you're on here for free remember?People aren't on here for free. They pay with yer annoying pop up ads and zillion other intrusive things. I swear, yer site is so unconcerned with the people that traffic it. You have a very, very arrogant attitude. Yes, it's nice that you started this, but don't act like yer doing anyone but you any favors.

And yes, Buddy Lee still hates you.

:o

[Superhero Hype!]

About 1/3 of the way through and it's still going. Keep your fingers crossed.

[Superhero Hype!]

Mirko, I'm extremely respectful to everyone (who deserves it, anyway.)

The point is, there's no reason to close a thread that hasn't been answered...yeah, I know back in FEBruary you said you were doing it and you said it failed 1/4 in or something...but that's it. Otherwise, the ONLY comment about the search is that you would have to close the boards to do it...many people said they were fine with that...So...post an announcement saying the boards will be down for a day or so, and fix it...that would be great. But to hear nothing for a full month, and then to have the thread closed with still no answer...it's just annoying. You (or any mods, prolly) would have been completely fine leaving that thread closed with no further speak of it, but all of us would be sitting here wanting the search again. Yknow? I'm not even sure I'm making sense anymore, but I don't think it's disrespectful to want to know what's going on with something as important to the forums as being able to search.

I agree, this should have been done sooner, just work gets in the way.

[Superhero Hype!]

People aren't on here for free. They pay with yer annoying pop up ads and zillion other intrusive things. I swear, yer site is so unconcerned with the people that traffic it. You have a very, very arrogant attitude. Yes, it's nice that you started this, but don't act like yer doing anyone but you any favors.

And yes, Buddy Lee still hates you.

:o

I've been doing this for nearly 8 years, and I think I've been accomodating about 99% of the time. A lot of people will be able to back me up on that. It's hard not to get frustrated sometimes when people want you to do things left and right.

And about the popus and other intrusive things, make sure you get a popup blocker like Google toolbar, you shouldn't be seeing that stuff anymore.

And if I hear a "get Firefox" one more time!! :)

[Superhero Hype!]

Had to restart it once again, it stopped last night.

[Kipobe]

Did you think of closing the boards whilst re-indexing? I'd think the traffic will cause problems and basically make it restart over and over... no?

[Superhero Hype!]

No, I don't think it's the traffic. I'm going to try a few more times before resorting to that.

[jaguarr]

Thanks for trying to get the search function fixed (and for keeping us informed), Mirko. I know that when the search function goes FUBAR on a php board system like that it's a major PITA to repair it.

jag

[Darthphere]

Thanks for trying to get the search function fixed (and for keeping us informed), Mirko. I know that when the search function goes FUBAR on a php board system like that it's a major PITA to repair it.

jag


I like pitas.:confused:


Anyway, thanks for all the work youre putting in.:up:

[jaguarr]

I like pitas.:confused:


Anyway, thanks for all the work youre putting in.:up:

PITA = Pain In The Ass, but if you like 'em more power to ya. :up:

jag

[Joseph_Freefall]

No, I don't think it's the traffic. I'm going to try a few more times before resorting to that.
If you're tryin to reindex right at this moment, I have a feeling it still won't work, Mirko. Right now, there are 1,191 users on the board, counting guests (living and bots). So that means the database is trying to reindex a 400-meg search index while servicing 1,191 users (not exactly at once, of course :\).

But now I think it is possible to complete the indexing without closing the board. You'll have to take note of which post number the reindexing stopped at last and the next time you start it, have it start at that post. You could give that a shot if that isn't what you're already doing, Mirk.

[Kipobe]

yeah:mad:

[Slipknot]

I could have sworn I came in here last night and saw this thread closed by Dew... I thought it was a new one (which would be the third) with this one.

[Joseph_Freefall]

It was reopened.

[Superhero Hype!]

If you're tryin to reindex right at this moment, I have a feeling it still won't work, Mirko. Right now, there are 1,191 users on the board, counting guests (living and bots). So that means the database is trying to reindex a 400-meg search index while servicing 1,191 users (not exactly at once, of course :\).

But now I think it is possible to complete the indexing without closing the board. You'll have to take note of which post number the reindexing stopped at last and the next time you start it, have it start at that post. You could give that a shot if that isn't what you're already doing, Mirk.

K man, will keep that in mind. Thanks.

[Superhero Hype!]

Will probably have to shut down the boards.

[Kipobe]

....they all come home:o

[Joseph_Freefall]

....they all come home:o
"they all come home"? :confused:

[Kipobe]

It's an expression....

Take as many different roads/paths as you like, but sooner or later you're gonna have to eat humble pie. It's all very prodigal son-ish. The suggestion was made to shut down the forums from looong ago.

[Lackey]

it's like when after years of drug abuse and promiscuous sex, Jenny finally went home to Forrest. :)






then gave him AIDS and died

[GothicPowerMix1]

Will probably have to shut down the boards.

Tomorrow is the perfect day to do it. Most will end up thinking its a joke

[Kipobe]

it's like when after years of drug abuse and promiscuous sex, Jenny finally went home to Forrest. :)






then gave him AIDS and died
Yeah, I hope Mike gets AIDS and dies as well:up:

[Calvin]

My bet is that there will be a proclamation that the boards are being discontinued as the april fool's joke.

[Lackey]

You're bet was wrong, fool. :mad:

[Calvin]

They scrapped their plans because of me.

[redmarvel]

They don't have to rebuild for everything. Just rebuild for 365 days, that's more than sufficient. I really do not need to see stuff from 07-23-2004

[kypade]

If it's on the boards, the search should really pick it up...we're not all only gonna be searching our names :o

[Holly Goodhead]

I always search my name. :vain:

[Lackey]

good to know :)

[Darthphere]

If I record all your soap operas for you, will you fix the search?

[Superhero Hype!]

No, haven't figured out how to do it yet.

[Superhero Hype!]

I'll try to do just from the last year, good suggestion.

[Daisy]

If you're tryin to reindex right at this moment, I have a feeling it still won't work, Mirko. Right now, there are 1,191 users on the board, counting guests (living and bots). So that means the database is trying to reindex a 400-meg search index while servicing 1,191 users (not exactly at once, of course :\).

But now I think it is possible to complete the indexing without closing the board. You'll have to take note of which post number the reindexing stopped at last and the next time you start it, have it start at that post. You could give that a shot if that isn't what you're already doing, Mirk.

I'm thinking Malice must have done something like this because I remember that he did it over the course of a few days (He kept posting the percentage he'd done that day.) and didn't close the boards down to do it.

[Daisy]

Whadda know. It was here in tech support all along.

I do have to say, the search function not working is creating more problems of people claiming threads were deleted when they weren't simply because they couldn't find them.

[Holly Goodhead]

Who do I have to **** around here to get the old smilies back? Christ..

[Kipobe]

Fix the ****ing search engine. This is your last warning. -- Kipobe

That should get the ball rolling. :o

[DOG LIPS]

Even slacker Mike would've fixed the search by now :(
If you disappear can I have your Journey's Greatest Hits album? :(:up:

[Kipobe]

Even slacker Mike would've fixed the search by now :(
That's what Daisy says.

:(

[Superhero Hype!]

Hmm, it was working the other day.

[Kipobe]

Yeah... about 9 months ago, Superhero Mike! :mad:

[Daisy]

It seems to work for some things and not for others. For example, I've found that if you search for something really old it can find it, but if you search for something fairly recent like a few months old, it won't find it. Then there are times when a search will bring up nothing when it should have results.

This has been my experience as well, it's like there's a gap that begins somewhere in 2003 and goes up to Jan or Feb of this year. There are things where I KNOW exist and I should be able to find, but can't pull up using the search.

[Holly Goodhead]

I never have a problem with the search.

[Calvin]

Yeah... about 9 months ago, Superhero Mike! :mad:
Heh.


I still have problems with it too.

[Daisy]

I never have a problem with the search.
That's because you don't search... you get someone else to do it for you. :p

[Holly Goodhead]

Here..have a $20..:(

[kypade]

Whadda know. It was here in tech support all along.

I do have to say, the search function not working is creating more problems of people claiming threads were deleted when they weren't simply because they couldn't find them.
I can't remember if that's a good thing or not...

Also, can you see my email address? Plz.

[Daisy]

I can't remember if that's a good thing or not...

Also, can you see my email address? Plz.

Yes, I can, but why? :confused:

[kypade]

Do you ever still talk to whats his face? If so, have him email me maybe? kk.

[kypade]

nevermind, that's not even my current email :(

[Kipobe]

uncle kypade got banned:down

[Daisy]

Do you ever still talk to whats his face? If so, have him email me maybe? kk.

To which whats his face are you referring?

[Kipobe]

You're seriously persuing this conversation?

[kypade]

uncle kypade got banned:down
and who's fault is that :down:ghost:

[kypade]

To which whats his face are you referring?
I'll let you know once I figure out how to change my email to the correct one so you send him to the right place. But I think you could guess..there's only two people I could be talking bout and it's not that one. :o

[Kipobe]

I don't wanna play the blame game, but if your name wasn't kypade, I don't think it would've been banned.

[Superhero Hype!]

Okay, I'm putting an end to this, considering it won't be "fixeable." I've just cleared the search index, so that new searches WILL work, but not anything before today. The server obviously can't handle indexing 8 million posts, so we'll just have to live with that. It's one of the bad things about moving to new servers, but at least it will work starting today again.

[DOG LIPS]

Okay, I'm putting an end to this, considering it won't be "fixeable." I've just cleared the search index, so that new searches WILL work, but not anything before today. The server obviously can't handle indexing 8 million posts, so we'll just have to live with that. It's one of the bad things about moving to new servers, but at least it will work starting today again.
Good enough. :up:

Manual searches for super-old stuff never killed anyone.











...Has it? :(

[Kipobe]

...and to make up for not being able to fix the search engine (I'm no Malice :down) I've decided to reward you all with the old smilies from years ago like I promised over and over. Thanks for your patience.:up:

[jaguarr]

Thanks for trying, Mirko. Hard to fix this stuff once a database goes corrupt. Especially after changing servers. Sometimes you have to just start from scratch and call it good, like you decided to do. And :up: :up: on the smilies.

jag

[DOG LIPS]

Thanks for trying, Mirko. Hard to fix this stuff once a database goes corrupt. Especially after changing servers. Sometimes you have to just start from scratch and call it good, like you decided to do. And :up: :up: on the smilies.

jag
Wow, I just heard these loud smooching sounds. Strange.











:p

[jaguarr]

Wow, I just heard these loud smooching sounds. Strange.











:p

Then quit kissing your hand. :confused:

jag

[DOG LIPS]

Then quit kissing your hand. :confused:

jag
You leave my girlfriend out of this. :mad:

[jaguarr]

You leave my girlfriend out of this. :mad:

She's cheating on you, you know.

jag

[DOG LIPS]

She's cheating on you, you know.

jag
I thought she smelled funny. :(

[jaguarr]

I thought she smelled funny. :(

I'm sorry I had to be the one to tell you. I just can't believe kypade would do that to you, though. Perhaps I have said too much. :o

jag

[DOG LIPS]

I'm sorry I had to be the one to tell you. I just can't believe kypade would do that to you, though. Perhaps I have said too much. :o

jag
They said they were just going skiing. I should have known something was up, I live in Texas. :(

[jaguarr]

They said they were just going skiing. I should have known something was up, I live in Texas. :(

The bastards! :(

jag

[Daisy]

I'll let you know once I figure out how to change my email to the correct one so you send him to the right place. But I think you could guess..there's only two people I could be talking bout and it's not that one. :o

You're kypade... how could I possibly understand what you're talking about? :confused:

[Daisy]

And so we can close this, but people will still now the result:

Okay, I'm putting an end to this, considering it won't be "fixeable." I've just cleared the search index, so that new searches WILL work, but not anything before today. The server obviously can't handle indexing 8 million posts, so we'll just have to live with that. It's one of the bad things about moving to new servers, but at least it will work starting today again.

[Elijya]

(um, if that's the case couldn't we have just left it as it was so we could still search through SOME of the old stuff?)

[Superhero Hype!]

No, because the search wasn't working at all for some people. Many got just blank pages when trying to search for stuff.