I imagine that the illuminated ones who keep the Seabreeze show running have discovered that doing massive text searches of the ENTIRE Seabreeze history is a bit of a killer on their server performance, and to stop people whinging that the site is too slow, they've compromised and limited searches to just the past year.

Google on the other hand are set up specifically for doing huge searches, so it's not a problem for their warehouses full of expensive server kit.

Perhaps there's a cunning solution involving leveraging Google's search functionality concealed in a Seabreeze skin?

It looks like Seabreeze, it smells like Seabreeze, but it's really Google!

Course, Lozz has provided the article feature to make sticky articles about stuff, so we could use that a bit more to address the common things... if only we could all agree!

It's because what happens on tour, stays on tour.

The search needs some lovin, and there is a great (fast) alternative I've been meaning to add, which takes advantage of the google "extras"

Do a search on search, and you'll find this topic:

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=52671

..which says..

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To make google only return results from seabreeze, enter the following in the google search field:

site:seabreeze.com.au inurl:forums

then add any terms you want to search for. eg:

site:seabreeze.com.au inurl:forums how to jump

here is an example:

www.google.com.au/search?&q=site:seabreeze.com.au+inurl:forums+why+do+kitesurfers+wear+boardshorts+over+their+wetsuits

getfunky said...

erm.. was that ment to be the 'easy' solution?

It was real easy for Laurie!

getfunky said...

erm.. was that ment to be the 'easy' solution?

Would you like us to cut up your food for you before you eat it too? Tie your shoelaces? Button up your shirt?

Oh dear - I have a runny nose.. help someone.

Greenfinger - read the thread ya twit

getfunky said...

erm.. was that ment to be the 'easy' solution?

It will be once it's built into the site.. but .. it's like ripcurl/billibong .. the harder the search, the better the find!

getfunky said...

Ha ha - turns out I am the twit! No great revelations there.. I thought boogiefinger was meaning to help-search etc Seabreeze not googleyland..

All good in the end, I just found it odd that more threads can be found and are available externally rather than internally. Personally I prefer to keep searches external rather than internal

"Boogiefinger" thats kn hilarious.
Did you think that one up at play lunch...

Lies! You don't have any mates.