Tips and Tricks for Searching the New Forum

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I'd like to know if you folks have any suggestion for using the search feature in the new forum. I am generally familiar with search engines such as Google and the old forum, but the algorithm now seems to work a little differently. Here's an example:

I want to search for Colt handguns for sale and type in "WTS COLT" (search titles only) and get the following hits, in this order:

1. "Soft" firing pin with Colt? Anyone ever see this before?
2. * * * COLT RECALL * * *
3. **BOTH SOLD** 98% 1st Issue Colt Cobra blue AND 99% 2nd Issue Colt Agent 38spl.
4. .45 ACP vs. .45 Colt bullets


So then I try to search on "WTS+COLT" and receive the following response:

1. "Soft" firing pin with Colt? Anyone ever see this before?
2. **BOTH SOLD** 98% 1st Issue Colt Cobra blue AND 99% 2nd Issue Colt Agent 38spl.
3. .45 ACP vs. .45 Colt bullets
4. .45 colt barnes xpb bullets


You'll notice that none of the answers contain the keyword 'WTS'....not sure how else to phrase the search to find the desired information. The search returns ~ 5 pages of hits and there were very few that actually contained the keywords used in the search. I've even tried to perform the search in the classified sections with similar results.

I'm sure there's a trick but I just haven't found it yet; otherwise, great format for the new forum.

-MS
 
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