Lets face it - the search tool at H-T here isn't the best, but is all we've got. People are constantly telling new members to 'Search' for answers to the questions we have all discussed before. There are some simple things we can do to improve the quality oif the search tool...

If everybody could be sure the give their threads a meaningful title - one that relates directly to the content of the thread - the search tool will always return better results. If you get a new Spoon 4-2-1 header, and you post some great information about the install that could help others save time and money, but you title you thread "My new Toy" nobody will ever find that information unless they search for 'toy', which isn't going to happen.

Another way to help improve the search is to keep threads limited to a single topic. There is no way anybody is going to find information about bleeding brakes if the thread started out as a discussion on oil. If you see a thread getting off topic, but there is good, valuable information being posted, it may be smart to start another thread for the new information.

Just my thoughts.

 

A damn great idea! I was trying to find something last week which I know is on this board but I couldn't find it for the reasons you mentioned.

 

whenever i put a link in a post telling whomever to search i just get flamed on.

its pretty gay, especially if the question has been answered in 4 other threads

 

it's impossible for me to scan every thread, so if YOU think that a thread is worthy of being FAQ, then let me know https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=208450 or IM me. I'll add it to the http://www.socalitr.com/HTlinks

 

you have lots of mail wow for some reason the search doesnt work as well as it used to...i can hardly find any threads...


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