Warning: In the category of way too picky.

Super Search drops the nf parameter when searching in the default "Newest first" order with a specified starting date. The effect is to make the specified date actually be the ending date (reversed logic).

Requesting "Oldest first" works as expected and retains the normal meaning of starting date. The parameter is apparently nf=0, a parameter which is missing for "Newest first". Adding nf=1 seems to give inconsistent results (for me) but at least sometimes the parameter is dropped to make the date an ending date again.

For example, searching for Q&A answers posted since June 1st and Oldest first results in two hits (as of 2008-06-13) with the following shortcut: 

href://?node_id=3989;BIT=answer;nf=0;yr=2008;mo=06;dy=01;CA;MR

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The same search with Newest first gives much more than 2 hits (presumably, everything but the latest two) and has this shortcut: 

href://?node_id=3989;BIT=answer;yr=2008;mo=06;dy=01;CA;MR

[download]

Note that you'll need to add to the parameter list ;as_user= with your numerical ID (home node number) to get these searches to launch directly.

Of course, this isn't interesting with just two hits but is troublesome with more results.

In reply to Super Search (sometimes) reverses meaning of Starting Date by igelkott

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