Re: [CR] CR List archive search technique question

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing)

In-Reply-To: <bc4.46e84c3a.371a3902@aol.com>
References:
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:24:56 -0400
From: "Ken Freeman" <kenfreeman096@gmail.com>
To: <FujiFish1@aol.com>
Cc: reidfisher@hotmail.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] CR List archive search technique question


Reid, I think those questions can be resolved just by testing several examp les.

Ken Freeman Ann Arbor, MI USA

On Friday, April 17, 2009, <FujiFish1@aol.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Reid,
> As far as I know, the search engine is not capital or lower case specific
> ... so words typed in either form should yield the same results.  The ( and)
> can begin capitalized, or be all capitals or lower  case.  Unfortunat ely,
> that's about as much as I know.  But  perhaps some others that are a bit more
> archive savvy than I, can answer  the second question, which someone el se
> just asked too.  The other persons  question was forwarded to Dale, a s he
> might know.  Thanks for the note  about singular vs. plural too.
>
> Ciao,
> Mark Agree
> Southfield MI USA
> ~ ~ ~
>
> In a message dated 4/17/2009 3:48:46 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> reidfisher@hotmail.com writes:
>
> Mark,
> Thank you for so diplomatically posting the helpful suggestion  about u sing
> the archives, and using a subject line that allows users to find  your
> suggestions!  I"m a search novice, with
>
> A comment:  it  helps to make search terms singular ("tubular" catche s more
> than  "tubulars")
>
> A question:  does the "and" need to be in caps?   I had just finished
   with
> searching another site where "and" and "or" need to  be capitalized, am
   not
> clear about this site.
>
> A question:  can  wild cards be used?  Example:  "tub*" would cat ch those
> folks  talking about tubbies or however they spell it.  "Camp*" catch es
> Campy,  Campag and Campagnolo.
>
> Reid Fisher
> searching, searching in
> San  Martin, California
>
>
>
>
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