Yes, it seems as if the indexes for Google Groups are broken. I notice that a similar search on the Google.com main site can provide more meaningful results. e.g. search for... site:http://groups.google.com/group/web2py cookbook tutorial
On Aug 31, 2:15 am, "mr.freeze" <nat...@freezable.com> wrote: > The search on google groups seems broken to me. For example, go > tohttp://groups.google.com/group/web2py/topics?start=4630&sa=N. This > will bring up the oldest posts (Oct 2007). Now try searching for one > of the subjects listed (i.e. cookbook tutorial). I get no results. > Also, whenever I search, the results are never more than a month or > two old. Is it just me? > > On Aug 30, 8:05 pm, Yarko Tymciurak <yark...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > better or worse, the best place for information is where people use > > it, and questions and answers accumulate (e.g. content trumps function > > to a large degree). Ultimately, people will go where they can find > > answers (either through replies or searching). In general, even the > > forums are google searchable, so the forums themselves would have to > > be searched / searchable by google indexing (how does work for > > database-stored content?) > > > On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 7:44 PM, JorgeR<jorgeh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I dont like to have a clugged email box. So, for instance, I dont > > > receive email updates from this group, and from no other, really. > > > > A forum is better organized given that it has sub forums and the > > > threads are more easy to search-find. > > > > Google groups has been ok when the user base is still a newborn. > > > > But we must prepare for bigtime, and the best way is a forum. > > > > On Aug 30, 7:25 pm, Richard <richar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> I really like pyforum and consider it the best available web2py app > > >> out there. > > > >> However Google Groups has worked well - no downtime, low amount of > > >> spam, good search support, email updates, etc. (It is a much better > > >> system than Yahoo Groups.) > > >> Is pyforum ready for all that? > > >> And I like with Google Groups that I can use my existing Google > > >> account and not have to remember another password. Are there plans to > > >> add OpenID support to pyforum? > > > >> Also what would be done about the discussions created until now? Could > > >> they be exported? Because I personally use this group more for > > >> searching old threads with the same problem as me than asking new > > >> questions. > > > >> If people are keen on pyforum perhaps the new python-developers > > >> mailing list could try it first. > > > >> Richard > > > >> On Aug 30, 6:18 am, Julio <ju...@techfuel.net> wrote: > > > >> > I am up for it :) > > > >> > I do believe pyforum is ready for prime time (though for obvious > > >> > reasons I am a bit biased), Being in this wonderful group I kinda know > > >> > who is who in a way, so I'd be happy to give admin to anyone here that > > >> > requires it, just so you get a "feel" of the administrative area of > > >> > pyForum, something few have been able to experience. > > > >> > The way I see it, pyForum is a good "start" and it's been stable since > > >> > the 1.x release, another interesting thing about it is that the server > > >> > is physically located in Chicago IL (though I live in Washington > > >> > (state)). > > > >> > pyForum has some nifty things that are handled in the back-end, such > > >> > as batch notification emails ran via cron job, auto-removal of out-of- > > >> > date administrator requests, also has a PM Messaging system for member- > > >> > to-member communications, complete user management and system > > >> > configuration TTW, I do still think though, I need a (new) logo/title > > >> > for the site, as I think my strengths are more in the back-end process > > >> > rather than UI. > > > >> > Even if Massimo/Yarko want to move it to their own servers I am also > > >> > fine with that., as with all software there are several "gotchas" (I'd > > >> > like to thing of them as "paradigms" or "patterns" :) ) that one need > > >> > to understand to implement it properly, but it is still an easy system > > >> > to install. > > > >> > Cheers, > > > >> > Julio > > > >> > On Aug 29, 11:51 am, "mr.freeze" <nat...@freezable.com> wrote: > > > >> > > Also, I think a web framework that eats it's own dog food is more > > >> > > convincing. > > > >> > > On Aug 29, 1:34 pm, "mr.freeze" <nat...@freezable.com> wrote: > > > >> > > > Whoops! I was looking at the topic count but I still think google > > >> > > > groups suck. It seems like the search doesn't go back very far and > > >> > > > nothing is categorized so it's not a good reference. > > > >> > > > On Aug 29, 12:04 pm, Jonathan Lundell <jlund...@pobox.com> wrote: > > > >> > > > > On Aug 29, 2009, at 9:33 AM, mr.freeze wrote: > > > >> > > > > > Google is eating our messages. It shows only 4625 messages. > > >> > > > > > Massimo > > >> > > > > > does that many in a week :) web2py should use pyforum instead > > >> > > > > > and > > >> > > > > > take back control! > > > >> > > > > Are you sure? When I looked just now > > >> > > > > <http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en > > >> > > > > >, it had 29347 messages. I haven't noticed any dropped > > >> > > > > messages; I > > >> > > > > wonder if perhaps somebody's spam filter isn't doing the eating > > >> > > > > (in > > >> > > > > which case switching pyforum isn't going to help).- Hide quoted > > >> > > > > text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
