Author Topic: Items that only have 3 characters (Such as 720)  (Read 3791 times)

soera

Items that only have 3 characters (Such as 720)
« 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? :D

jcalder8

Re: Items that only have 3 characters (Such as 720)
« 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

Re: Items that only have 3 characters (Such as 720)
« 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.
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foxhack

Re: Items that only have 3 characters (Such as 720)
« 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.

Re: Items that only have 3 characters (Such as 720)
« 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

Re: Items that only have 3 characters (Such as 720)
« 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
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psydswipe

Re: Items that only have 3 characters (Such as 720)
« 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

Re: Items that only have 3 characters (Such as 720)
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2012, 12:30:26 pm »
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.

Re: Items that only have 3 characters (Such as 720)
« 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

Re: Items that only have 3 characters (Such as 720)
« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2012, 07:09:58 pm »
ET!

scott

Re: Items that only have 3 characters (Such as 720)
« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2012, 07:12:24 pm »
Technically ET would be listed as ET: The Extra-Terrestrial. ;)
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soera

Re: Items that only have 3 characters (Such as 720)
« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2012, 07:22:39 pm »
Whose getting technical?  ;D