# Maybe you should change the default #days on the Search, too.

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**Created:** [May 5, 2000, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-you-should-change-the-default-days-on-the-search-too/18689 "2000-05-05T18:33:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dusy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@Dusy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dusy)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2000, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-you-should-change-the-default-days-on-the-search-too/18689/1 "2000-05-05T18:33:58Z")

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Maybe you should change the default #days on the Search, too. (It defaults to no-limit)

I see you did it for regular topics.

I’m usually too lazy to change it for a simple search, and it’s quick enough.

But then I clicked on an oldbie’s search icon, and before it came back with 2000 posts I’d had enough time to rescue the Titanic and Elian combined.

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2000, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-you-should-change-the-default-days-on-the-search-too/18689/2 "2000-05-05T18:53:01Z")

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A setting that didn’t get changed, obviously; we usually set the limit for retrievals like that at around 200.

Sorry for your inconvenience.

your humble TubaDiva  
Administrator

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**Author:** ![Dusy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@Dusy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dusy)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2000, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-you-should-change-the-default-days-on-the-search-too/18689/3 "2000-05-05T19:15:41Z")

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Thanks for the quick response!  
It’s hard to tell if anyone reads all the stuff that flies by in an hour.

Myhat’s off to you. (It’s a nice one too, velvet) 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2000, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-you-should-change-the-default-days-on-the-search-too/18689/4 "2000-05-05T19:49:16Z")

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Or is **Dusy** talking about where it asks “Any Date/Since Yesterday/Since 5-10-30 days ago”? The default is “any date”.

Is that what you mean should be changed?

It didn’t used to ask you how many hits you wanted; it would just inform you, “Only 200 will be retrieved.”

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**Author:** ![Dusy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@Dusy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dusy)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2000, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-you-should-change-the-default-days-on-the-search-too/18689/5 "2000-05-05T20:41:15Z")

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Yes, Notthemama, thank you, that was what I was looking at.

I didn’t know there were 2 settings involved. I didn’t use the old board.

Either way to speed up the default case would be great.

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**Author:** ![Rechenanlagen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@Rechenanlagen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rechenanlagen)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2000, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-you-should-change-the-default-days-on-the-search-too/18689/6 "2000-05-06T19:12:02Z")

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You’re welcome. I figured it was something like that.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2000, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-you-should-change-the-default-days-on-the-search-too/18689/7 "2000-05-06T21:27:43Z")

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Nice try, goat pellet.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2000, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-you-should-change-the-default-days-on-the-search-too/18689/8 "2000-05-06T21:31:17Z")

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… **Rechen,** that is. Most excellent attempt at imitating Notthemama pretend unintentional sock puppet. A definite 5.5 out of a possible 10.

Unfortunately the judges are not in the mood for joking, so you don’t get a medal, only a $10 gift certificate to the goat food supplier of your choice. (May I suggest Ralston Purina? They’re the experts.)