Mark_C Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 I've tried and tried to search using keywords like hph, HpH, "HpH" and many more variants thereof, but the search result is always 0 posts. But if I use Google and input "large scale planes hph" I get 7 hits right away. I even tried going to the WIP forum, and searching in there for "Italeri," which I could see right on the page, and it still yielded zero results. Clearly I'm doing something wrong. But what? Any help much appreciated! Mark mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 (edited) The only "wrong" thing you're doing is using the forum search feature.... As you have found out, Google is more efficient for this. Full stop. Hubert Edited June 3, 2017 by MostlyRacers LSP_K2, Joel_W and mpk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 If my memory's right, using less than four characters is not recognized as a valid search request... :-( As Hubert said, use Google. Hth Thierry AdamR and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_C Posted June 2, 2017 Author Share Posted June 2, 2017 Aieeeee, that's very bad news for me! I was trying to track down a post from someone selling HpH kits at really good prices on eBay. I remember reading it sometime ago, but now I just can't find it, not even google. Thanks anyway, guys. mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Yep. Gotta use Google. I can't even use LSP search to find my earlier projects! LSP_K2 and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Mark, everybody is correct: Google is the answer. The key to using it effectively is to append your search term(s) with "site:forum.largescaleplanes.com". So, your search string might look something like this: hph site:forum.largescaleplanes.com I use it all the time. The built-in forum search is all but useless most of the time. Kev mpk and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_C Posted June 2, 2017 Author Share Posted June 2, 2017 Thanks ever so much, Kevin! That really works. Mark mpk and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Yep. Gotta use Google. I can't even use LSP search to find my earlier projects! You can easily do that from your profile page, under content (posts and topics). mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 This seems to be the case with all forum search engines, at least all of them that I have used. I belong to a couple of sites that use Vbulletin, and the search engine is utterly useless. The only time I have managed to find anything with it is if I know the post I am looking for has a longish, very unusual word in it.....which is almost never the case. mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 I never use Google. I always use Google Advanced : https://www.google.com/advanced_search Allows much finer tweaking if you need it . LSP_Matt and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 I never use Google. I always use Google Advanced Snob. MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 I never use Google. I always use Google Advanced : https://www.google.com/advanced_search Allows much finer tweaking if you need it . Some of us are just mere plebs. MikeMaben and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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