TS: The ILX search function Vs. Google

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Because Google is so much faster I tend to prefer Google.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 21:54 (twenty years ago)

I don't know either band. :-(

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 21:56 (twenty years ago)

its a tough call... both perform guitar based music with great melodies.

― grady (grady), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 22:32 (twenty years ago)

Always use the ILM search, by thread title. Takes a minute but I have stuff to do.

― Mark (MarkR), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 22:36 (twenty years ago)

Guilt is a powerful thing. I use Google nearly always since it became clear ILX search can fux0r the board.

― boredom to the left, babylon to the right (fandango), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 23:16 (twenty years ago)

What's the greatest way to search for ILM threads through Google?

― Bunyip (Bunyip), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 23:18 (twenty years ago)

I prefer ILX's own search...it's much more thorough. Google is a lot faster, and the results page is a bit nicer looking. Combined they get the job done.

I made a Firefox search engine, which searches all of ILX with Google. You have to have Firefox (duh). I've installed it and it works just fine.

― musically (musically), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 23:25 (twenty years ago)

thanks for the firefox search engine... works a treat.

― scriblerus (mike lynch), Thursday, 14 September 2006 00:31 (twenty years ago)

What's the greatest way to search for ILM threads through Google?

Well, remember to put "site:ilx.wh3rd.net" in there and you may just type in whatever you feel like.

For instance, if you feel like searching for posts about Sigue Sigue Sputnik type in "site ilx.wh3rd.net "sigue sigue sputnik" in your URL and you will have a more or less complete archive of SSS related ILX postings in a moment.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 14 September 2006 01:16 (twenty years ago)

To search ILX by thread title, type the following into Google:

site:ilx.wh3rd.net intitle:"query"

― shanecavanaugh (shanecavanaugh), Thursday, 14 September 2006 05:34 (twenty years ago)

Google's good for caches, too, when ILX is down.

― shanecavanaugh (shanecavanaugh), Thursday, 14 September 2006 05:35 (twenty years ago)

thank you!

I had been thinking that should be possible all along.

― to search ILX by thread title - site:ilx.wh3rd.net intitle:"query" (fandango), Thursday, 14 September 2006 10:59 (twenty years ago)

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