(Topic ID: 162806)

Use Machine Name to search POSTS also, not just TOPICS

By SkyKing2301

7 years ago



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    #1 7 years ago

    Why is the search set up so that you can only search by Machine Name when searching TOPICS titles? Why not allow Machine Name to be entered when searching POSTS too?

    For example, let's say I'm interested in references to "astronaut" -- but I'm only interested in these references which are relevant to the 1984 Williams Space Shuttle machine.

    My options are:
    Option 1) Search for "astronaut" under Posts. This yields 122 posts (will be 123 after I post this, lol) -- but they're from threads all over the place, Space Shuttle, Space Station, Gift Card ("why is an astronaut an astronaut and a hemorrhoid a hemorrhoid?"), ebay/Craigslist expections, etc. etc. (Note: I know you can narrow it down by subforum, but this would force you to run many, many searches.)

    Option 2) Search for "astronaut" under Topics, while specifying Space Shuttle. This yields ... not a single thing. Because there are no topics linked to Space Shuttle with "astronaut" in their topic TITLE. Yet, there ARE topics linked to Space Shuttle which contain posts with the word "astronaut". (For example: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/space-shuttle-pop-bumper#post-2705721 )

    Seems to me, our search capabilities could be very much improved if the search allowed for you to choose a Machine Name while searching for POSTS also.

    #2 7 years ago

    No feedback on this?

    This scenario keeps coming up for me, when I'm looking for specifics related to one particular game or another. Please consider!

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