Why doesn't the *(asterisk) work with the search function anymore?

[Piker]

I had a quick look...perhaps I just didn't see the answer...

But I can't seem to use the * (asterisk) to look for words less than 4 letters?

I remember it used to work a while ago?

Can anybody explain?

Thanks

 

[oldjones]

Me too

And here I thought it was my minority computer and wierd browser. Unless you're a MacSnob too Piker, TERB's gotta prob.

 

[Piker]

No MACsnob here.

I can't even use the *(asterisk) to help look for an answer-thats irony

 

[Fred Zed]

No MACsnob here.

I can't even use the *(asterisk) to help look for an answer-thats irony

Works for me. Maybe what you are searching for is not in the database.

 

[Magister]

There definitely is something wrong with the search. For example, a search for eva* only returns seven topics. There have been many more topics than that that have mentioned Eva or Eva Escorts.

 

[Fred Zed]

For example, a search for eva* only returns seven topics. There have been many more topics than that that have mentioned Eva or Eva Escorts.

Show me the evidence ( post links for topics that do NOT come up in the search ) and we will investigate.

 

[Englishman]

Works for me - no problem.

 

[Fred Zed]

Note - search engine only picks up items in the BODY of the post, not the post or thread title.

 

[Magister]

Show me the evidence ( post links for topics that do NOT come up in the search ) and we will investigate.

Ok, I had to use "Czech" as my keyword for this one to come up. It does not work for a search for eva*.

https://terb.cc/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=38707&highlight=Czech

 

[Piker]

I should have used three letter word from this thread,..
But I typed in DVD* re: a thread someone else started

https://terb.cc/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=35239

That is two pages riddled with "DVD" and when I try DVD* in the search field, guess what,..

"Sorry - no matches. Please try some different terms"

so I just don`t know what is wrong? but I see I am not the only one?

 

[Rearviewer]

It doesn't work for me either and has been this way for a while, a few months I think.

Here's a classic example. I just did a search for "sam*". I was expecting the now usual result of No Results but there was one to my surprise.

The one match was this thread:
http://209.29.131.76/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=30572&highlight=sam*

which happens to contain a "sam*".

 

[LateComer]

I just tried the "Sam*" search and came up with the same thread and this thread. The "*" is not working as a wildcard.