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AlwaysSummer Day
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Search function sucks

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It should never do this
The following words in your search query were ignored because they are too common words: kill wizard how could a.
You must specify at least one word to search for. Each word must consist of at least 2 characters and must not contain more than 14 characters excluding wildcards.
Dont ignore every single word I type forum!
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Re: Search function sucks

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AlwaysSummer Day wrote:It should never do this
The following words in your search query were ignored because they are too common words: kill wizard how could a.
You must specify at least one word to search for. Each word must consist of at least 2 characters and must not contain more than 14 characters excluding wildcards.
Dont ignore every single word I type forum!
I guess it just hates you ;-)

On a more serious note, I'll look into this. Thanks for the feedback!
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Re: Search function sucks

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I'd love to be able to search for an exact phrase in quotations as opposed to searching for say...

"Wirg Orc"

Showing every post with Wirg and Orc separately
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Re: Search function sucks

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Flasmix wrote:I'd love to be able to search for an exact phrase in quotations as opposed to searching for say...

"Wirg Orc"

Showing every post with Wirg and Orc separately
A very good suggestion, as that bugs me as well. However, I'm not sure I'm able to quickly solve that.

I've got it noted however, and will let you know as soon as I know more.

EDIT:

The issue with too common words should be resolved now though. Might take a while before the search results are complete again however.
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