Search function, multiple words

[nkb]

Am I missing something obvious in the search function?

In the old software, you could search on combinations of words by putting an "AND" between them (for example, "needle AND dick", which would have brought up ILJ's posts, I'm sure), but it appears to default to an "OR" with this software.

Very frustrating when you're searching on a combination of very common words.

Any insights?

[Chris]

What you're referring to is boolean and it seems to be working. Try searching for "boolean AND not working" without quotes. You should see "Search: Key Word(s): boolean, -working".

If you're not happy about your results through the forum you could try searching the site with google using a bookmarklet. I use it all the time for lots of sites.

[nkb]

That is what I tried.

Before I started a thread on a religious survey by the Pew Forum, I wanted to see if anyone had already mentioned it, so I searched on "pew AND forum".
It spit up every mention of "forum", which is quite a few.

Incidentally, I just noticed that it is not finding my recent thread, where I do mention "Pew Forum". I tried searching with and without capitalization, and no luck.

Is "pew" too short?