YDC72 Announcement

[CarnoustieCats]

Yes but as I am pretty clueless it may be something I am or am not doing

Type in search y or ydc or yrc72 and many auctions appear including my Halo.
Type in search of ydc 72 and little Holiday Ted is sitting on his own

[bykimbo]

When I do my search I get 18 records http://uk.ebid.net/perl/main.cgi?go=...&go.x=0&go.y=0

Yours are right under Moony's box of tat, and the space doesn't appear to make any difference.

One of life's little mysteries it seems!

[CarnoustieCats]

My search gives 17 records and 1 record - ...using the search all auctions box top left ...

[bykimbo]

My search gives 17 records and 1 record - ...using the search all auctions box top left ...

That's what I used. Do you mean you're only getting 17 on a page?

Oh, and what do you put in the search box? "YDC*" is the recommended version.

[bykimbo]

Second Oh, and what are you using to view them: list, gallery or showroom?

[CarnoustieCats]

I put ydc under start new search and got 17

[CarnoustieCats]

Start New Search results:
ydc = 17
ydc 72 = 12
ydc72 = 1
Samne results for list, showroom and gallery

[bykimbo]

I put ydc under start new search and got 17

Bingo! It's your search that's the problem. So many people get confused about what form the YDC number should take, with or without a space that it's recommended that you search for "YDC*" - the star (*) means "and any other characters here", so all versions are picked up. People still got confused and put the star in the title in several cases. Babs has tried to reinforce the standard is without a space, to get as many getting it right as poss (which is why I picked up on what you'd said) but it's an uphill battle.

But the ideal is: no space in the code; and a star in the search.

[CarnoustieCats]

Just put ydc for quickness. Others may do the same and the charity could lose out..
Am off to put holiday ted back with his friend

[bykimbo]

Just put ydc for quickness. Others may do the same and the charity could lose out..
Am off to put holiday ted back with his friend

I'm sure Babs would be open to the suggestion that the standard is *with* a space, if you think that works better. There's time to change the announcement before the listings start.

Opinions?