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Megan Hayes5 Megan Hayes5 NewcomerOP
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joined Oct 2007
#1 ·
It’s happened a few times now where I’ll type something specific into a search engine, only for it to serve up some totally bizarre topics instead. For instance, the last thing I searched for was "swimming pools," but instead of gear or construction, I started getting hit with these weird threads about romance or pregnancy. It’s definitely not what I was looking for.
feraltrucker5 feraltrucker5 Active Member
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joined Oct 2012
#2 ·
Timothy Barrett51 said:Honestly, it’s happened a few times now where I type something simple into the search bar and the engine just serves up the weirdest, most random threads imaginable—like, the other day I searched for "swimming pool" and somehow ended up staring at discussions about dating advice or pregnancy stories. It just doesn't make any sense.

Actually, everything is working exactly how it should. You just have to get a little more surgical with how you use the search tool and actually play around with the filters and settings.

If you tell the system to pull up every single post that mentions "pool," then yeah, you're going to stumble into all sorts of oddball conversations. If you're looking for an actual discussion about pools, try searching just within thread titles, and honestly, it would be a lot easier if you narrowed your scope to the Home Improvement subforum—especially if you're specifically trying to figure out backyard construction or something.🙂
Megan Hayes5 Megan Hayes5 NewcomerOP
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Thanks

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