Search for threads started by me results

[Herzog]

When I go to my profile and search for 'recent threads started by <me>' I get:

-results 1-10 of 11 (and no possibility to go to a next page of search results)
-6 threads I started in 2005, 1 thread I started in 2004, 1 thread I started in 2008 in which someone posted fairly recent, 1 thread I started in 2012, and 1 thread I started in 2013.

The reason I used this was to find a thread I started around two years ago, which I can't seem to find anymore.
Funny thing is, when I searched using google for the subject of the thread, it popped up right at the top of the results list, and the link worked. So I KNOW it is in the database.

Now, I can imagine this being:
-the result of the current server performance
-the result of actively reducing search results because of reduced server performance
-the result of migrating the database to the new server

but you have to admit it is a kind of strange result to be getting.

Any ideas what is causing this?

 

[Zireael]

Well, when I tried to search threads started by me (for a similar reason), I got a no-permissions error. Something is definitely wonky there.

 

[Morrus]

I love these easy balls!

When I go to my profile and search for 'recent threads started by <me>' I get:

-results 1-10 of 11 (and no possibility to go to a next page of search results)
-6 threads I started in 2005, 1 thread I started in 2004, 1 thread I started in 2008 in which someone posted fairly recent, 1 thread I started in 2012, and 1 thread I started in 2013.

The reason I used this was to find a thread I started around two years ago, which I can't seem to find anymore.
Funny thing is, when I searched using google for the subject of the thread, it popped up right at the top of the results list, and the link worked. So I KNOW it is in the database.

Now, I can imagine this being:
-the result of the current server performance
-the result of actively reducing search results because of reduced server performance
-the result of migrating the database to the new server

but you have to admit it is a kind of strange result to be getting.

Any ideas what is causing this?

Yup. We need to close the site and rebuild the entire search index. I tried it on the older server, which is why it got partway then died, resulting in the partial results you currently see.

Well, when I tried to search threads started by me (for a similar reason), I got a no-permissions error. Something is definitely wonky there.

Search is only available to subscribers, I'm afraid!

 

[RangerWickett]

Can we search by post, instead of by thread? I couldn't figure out how to do that.

 

[Morrus]

Can we search by post, instead of by thread? I couldn't figure out how to do that.

Advanced search. Select posts in the dropdown box.

 

[RangerWickett]

As far as I see, in Advanced Search there's not a dropdown menu that includes the option Posts. There's a two column list with check boxes, one of which includes Posts, but when I check that and do a search for ZEITGEIST, I just get threads, not posts.

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Ah, apparently I was in the 'search multiple content types' tab. Trying again with the single type. At the bottom there's an option to show results as posts. That worked.