I'd like to hear what Monks think about limiting search results in the standard "Search" feature (i.e. not "Super Search") to only include original posts. I just did a search on 'print two-dimensional array' and got (partial sample):
Answer: How do I print an array with commas seperating each element? Answer: How do I print an array with commas seperating each element? How to print the deep content of the array? Answer: How to print the deep content of the array? Answer: How to print the deep content of the array? I need to print a string but only if it doesn't match a value in an ar +ray. Re: I need to print a string but only if it doesn't match a value in a +n array. Re: I need to print a string but only if it doesn't match a value in a +n array. Re: I need to print a string but only if it doesn't match a value in a +n array. Answer: How to print the deep content of the array? print part of an array Re: print part of an array Re: print part of an array Re: print part of an array Re: print part of an array How do I print a partial array? Answer: How do I print a partial array? Answer: How do I print a partial array? Answer: How do I print a partial array? Answer: How do I print a partial array? Answer: How do I print a partial array?
As you can see, 90% of the results are just replies to the original. Do you think it would be better just to eliminate them or better yet stick them at the bottom of the list?

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Re: Improving 'Search' feature
by Sherlock (Deacon) on Jul 03, 2001 at 22:16 UTC
    This is something I was thinking about asking for some time ago. I found out, however, that a simple solution is to not select Note from the Choose types to limit results to: area. You can choose whichever other area you want but, if you exclude Note you won't get any replies.

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    Update: I missed this, but in your post, you were asking about the standard "Search" feature. For this, I guess it'd take a little work from vroom. I'd simply recommend using Super Search instead, I guess.

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      Sherlock,

      As I pointed out, I'm talking about the standard search feature that appears on every page of PM not the "Super Search". Since the standard search has no options, I was just thinking they could transport the option you mention from the "Super Search" and make it the default behavior for the standard search.

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        Nice idea.

        Result can display number of replies, so you can see how big thread might be.

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Re: Improving 'Search' feature
by arhuman (Vicar) on Jul 03, 2001 at 20:37 UTC
    Nice idea...
    It shouldn't be too hard to have them organized like a tree,
    with replies indented just under their parent node.
    (I'd prefer to keep the replies as they often have the most valuable informations)

    But I fear our Fearless Leader has time for such 'cosmetic' modification...


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Re: Improving 'Search' feature
by petral (Curate) on Jul 03, 2001 at 22:29 UTC
    Alphabetical sort could be an easily implemented partial solution. (Ordering by most words matched would be nice and ...)

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