Make Scratch Search Engine more accurate results and add forums and users to search engine

ProjectMaker59

When I search something it ended up with not a good results here:

So I was thinking that we make scratch search engine more accurate results so it can end up as a good results, I was also thinking adding “Forums and Users”
The highlighted one wasn't what I'm looking for
Google has accurate results, So why Scratch can't?

Supporters (In alphabetical order, Including me)

Deerleg
Hans5958
happyland440
JavierR100
ProjectMaker59
RaspyMAPs
Ziggy741

Sorry If you support or not and you're not in the list, I don't have time to read them all

FAQ
dude341 wrote:
Duplicate: https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/207789/?page=1
It wasn't duplicate I was just asking for improvement and keeping new scratch features, not deleting new scratch features

Sheep_maker wrote:
Actually, I think these “no-so-accurate” results are simply just projects that contain some of the words you searched for and are sorted by popularity. So it's not sorted by relavence. All those stuff like sorting options and user/forum searching is in the works (or will be since the ST is being bombarded with more haters than when FNAF was “banned”)
I know, why scratch search engine don't sort it by relavence?

Last edited by ProjectMaker59 (July 10, 2016 10:03:38)

dude341

Duplicate: https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/207789/?page=1

Lythium

dude341 wrote:
Duplicate: https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/207789/?page=1

That's not a duplicate. This one simply asks for improvement, that one asks for deletion.

Hans5958

100% Support

JavierR100

They removed the feature for some reasons, support to bring it back.

Sheep_maker

dude341 wrote:
Duplicate: https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/207789/?page=1

Lol isn't finding duplicates really messed up now thanks to the new search engine?

To OP:
Actually, I think these “no-so-accurate” results are simply just projects that contain some of the words you searched for and are sorted by popularity. So it's not sorted by relavence. All those stuff like sorting options and user/forum searching is in the works (or will be since the ST is being bombarded with more haters than when FNAF was “banned”)

ProjectMaker59

Sheep_maker wrote:
dude341 wrote:
Duplicate: https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/207789/?page=1
Lol isn't finding duplicates really messed up now thanks to the new search engine?

To OP:
Actually, I think these “no-so-accurate” results are simply just projects that contain some of the words you searched for and are sorted by popularity. So it's not sorted by relavence. All those stuff like sorting options and user/forum searching is in the works (or will be since the ST is being bombarded with more haters than when FNAF was “banned”)

I know, why scratch search engine don't sort it by relavence?

the2000

Yeah, I love how Scratch Team overlooks that it searches for most popular. I thought Scratch Team wasn't biased and want all Scratchers to have a chance.

Sheep_maker

ProjectMaker59 wrote:
Sheep_maker wrote:
dude341 wrote:
Duplicate: https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/207789/?page=1
Lol isn't finding duplicates really messed up now thanks to the new search engine?

To OP:
Actually, I think these “no-so-accurate” results are simply just projects that contain some of the words you searched for and are sorted by popularity. So it's not sorted by relavence. All those stuff like sorting options and user/forum searching is in the works (or will be since the ST is being bombarded with more haters than when FNAF was “banned”)
I know, why scratch search engine don't sort it by relavence?

Idk, it's probably WIP

I wouldn't go to a project that seems unfinished and ask why the Scratch cat is still showing though

ProjectMaker59

Any more Supporters? Nobody replies

Ziggy741

Support. It shows the results for each word in your search. You also can't even search for forums and users. Even worse:

dude341 wrote:
Duplicate: https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/207789/?page=1

If it was a duplicate, then then you could have just searched and see if a topic already exists for it with the old one, were you can find forums. But now, because you can't search for forums, you can't make sure you're not going to post a duplicate!

happyland440

Oh come on, they deleted forums and users! And if you search “happyland440”, you see projects that aren't my newest/most popular.

420% support.

Deerleg

I tried searching some of my more popular projects with the exact title and they don't show up at all (though some of the remixes were in it). While I appreciate that the ST is making an effort to showcase less-known projects, this is a hindrance for people trying to find one specific project.

Support.

EDIT: On another note, I really like how everyone hated that we had to keep Google Search after Hour of Code a couple years ago, and now we finally got rid of it, everyone's calling for it to come back

The community's changed XD

Last edited by Deerleg (July 9, 2016 21:19:39)

Sheep_maker

Deerleg wrote:
I tried searching some of my more popular projects with the exact title and they don't show up at all (though some of the remixes were in it). While I appreciate that the ST is making an effort to showcase less-known projects, this is a hindrance for people trying to find one specific project.

Support.

EDIT: On another note, I really like how everyone hated that we had to keep Google Search after Hour of Code a couple years ago, and now we finally got rid of it, everyone's calling for it to come back The community's changed XD

Because people don't realize how much they heavily depend on stuff until they experience it

RaspyMAPs

ProjectMaker59 wrote:
When I search something it ended up with not a good results here:

So I was thinking that we make scratch search engine more accurate results so it can end up as a good results, I was also thinking adding “Forums and Users”
The highlighted one wasn't what I'm looking for
Google has accurate results, So why Scratch can't?
Supporters (In alphabetical order, Including me)

Hans5958
JavierR100
ProjectMaker59

FAQ
dude341 wrote:
Duplicate: https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/207789/?page=1
It wasn't duplicate I was just asking for improvement and keeping new scratch features, not deleting new scratch features

Sheep_maker wrote:
Actually, I think these “no-so-accurate” results are simply just projects that contain some of the words you searched for and are sorted by popularity. So it's not sorted by relavence. All those stuff like sorting options and user/forum searching is in the works (or will be since the ST is being bombarded with more haters than when FNAF was “banned”)
I know, why scratch search engine don't sort it by relavence?

Support. The new explore/search place could've been good if they added these options in.
Whoops! I accidentally commented on my MAP account lol.

Last edited by RaspyMAPs (July 10, 2016 01:59:08)

MathlyCat

*sigh*

Sometimes people don't understand why certain searches are better…

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

Sheep_maker

Ziggy741 wrote:
Support. It shows the results for each word in your search. You also can't even search for forums and users. Even worse:
dude341 wrote:
Duplicate: https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/207789/?page=1
If it was a duplicate, then then you could have just searched and see if a topic already exists for it with the old one, were you can find forums. But now, because you can't search for forums, you can't make sure you're not going to post a duplicate!

Have you heard of Google?

EDIT: And have you read the Stickies?

Last edited by Sheep_maker (July 10, 2016 10:18:56)

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