Author Topic: Items that only have 3 characters (Such as 720) (Read 3815 times)

soera · « **on:** March 17, 2012, 12:41:51 am »

I simply could not add this game into my collection without finding someone else that had it and clicking quick add. Is it possible to adjust the search engine to all 3 characters?

jcalder8 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 17, 2012, 08:59:35 am »

I have used the Browse feature to find games that the search engine can't help me with.

tpugmire · « **Reply #2 on:** March 17, 2012, 09:57:01 am »

Yeah, searching can be a pain sometimes. I just use the browse feature instead. It takes a little more time, but it is way more accurate.

foxhack · « **Reply #3 on:** March 17, 2012, 12:34:39 pm »

An easier alternative is to go to Google.com, type "site:vgcollect.com 720" in the search field, and it'll show you the page for the game.

matt · « **Reply #4 on:** March 17, 2012, 12:38:20 pm »

I'm going to lower the limit down to 2 characters. I really just wanted to prevent people from harvesting data.

scott · « **Reply #5 on:** March 17, 2012, 04:12:51 pm »

Ya the 3 characters makes fixing all the games with The in the title harder too. Ha

psydswipe · « **Reply #6 on:** March 19, 2012, 11:44:54 am »

I think I may have brought up the same issue because of 720 too, and sorry to hijack the thread but I'd like to point out the 720 I added back then doesn't appear correctly any longer. I had put the degree symbol in it and although it originally worked, now it shows a question mark. Not sure if that will mess up searches as well; I suppose it the symbol isn't needed. If you click on the item history of the entry it does actually still show the degree symbol. http://vgcollect.com/item/19367

matt · « **Reply #7 on:** March 19, 2012, 12:30:26 pm »

Quote from: psydswipe on March 19, 2012, 11:44:54 am

I think I may have brought up the same issue because of 720 too, and sorry to hijack the thread but I'd like to point out the 720 I added back then doesn't appear correctly any longer. I had put the degree symbol in it and although it originally worked, now it shows a question mark. Not sure if that will mess up searches as well; I suppose it the symbol isn't needed. If you click on the item history of the entry it does actually still show the degree symbol. http://vgcollect.com/item/19367

Fixed. I recently changed the encoding type to standardize everything. If you ever see a strange symbol like that just edit the game and resave it. This will trigger the database to update that entry to the correct encoding.

matt · « **Reply #8 on:** March 19, 2012, 06:49:08 pm »

The limit has been lowered to 2. Feel free to search for all of the RBI, 720 and...whatever else you couldn't before.

soera · « **Reply #9 on:** March 19, 2012, 07:09:58 pm »

scott · « **Reply #10 on:** March 19, 2012, 07:12:24 pm »

Technically ET would be listed as ET: The Extra-Terrestrial.

soera · « **Reply #11 on:** March 19, 2012, 07:22:39 pm »

Whose getting technical?

Author Topic: Items that only have 3 characters (Such as 720) (Read 3815 times)

soera

Items that only have 3 characters (Such as 720)

jcalder8

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tpugmire

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foxhack

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matt

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scott

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psydswipe

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matt

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matt

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soera

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scott

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soera

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