Why? - CL search

Merve
Merve Forum Participant Posts: 2,333
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edited March 2016 in Certificated Locations #1

Why, when I search for a CL without facilities ie I don't tick any boxes except perhaps Beach within 5 miles, and possibly Open 12 months boxes does the search facility INSIST on bringing up sites with EHU's and a plethera of other facilities??? surely, it cant be that difficult to assist us non EUHers can it? Just searched the Bristol area and according to the book, site 1280 is a non EHU site. Didn't even show it!! Has it closed?? That is the only reason I can think of. And if it has, surely, It wouldn't be beyond the wit of the IT dept to drop a note on the search saying as much until the New book appeared or am I asking for the impossible? I know they publish Closures but it isnt always possible to run through the book.

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  • AlanGL7
    AlanGL7 Forum Participant Posts: 113
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    edited March 2016 #2

    I searched for Holmlea and found it OK and there is a note on it saying:-

     

    Warning

    This site is not taking any new bookings pending change of ownership"

  • Pippah45
    Pippah45 Forum Participant Posts: 2,452
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    edited March 2016 #3

    I seem to remember that there was a promise to include non EHU in the options - at some time in the future......  It would be much appreciated - and I hope it comes sooner rather than later. 
    Wink

  • Merve
    Merve Forum Participant Posts: 2,333
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    edited March 2016 #4

    Yes, Pippah, I would have thought that had you not ticked anything in the Search facility, It would only bring up sites that were non EHU simply because one had not ticked EHU, -  that would be it's default position, but No. It seems to have a mind of it's
    own. Thanks Alan, at least that's something. I hope the work they are doing on the App to improve the lot for non EHUers is reflected in the website too.

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited March 2016 #5

    Most searches operate on a filter basis. Nothing ticked will show everything. A ticked option will filter results to show only those that fit the criteria - or at least that's how it should work. For non-EHU filter to work, the EHU filter needs to have an additional "NOT" included in the filter.

    i.e. the search criteria needs to interrogate the EHU column of the database to see if there is either "blank" or NO, depending on how the database is configured.

  • JayEss
    JayEss Forum Participant Posts: 1,663
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    edited March 2016 #6

    There needs to be more work done on the search criteria generally. For every option that can be included in a search there should be an option to exclude as well. 

    I'd find non ehu useful but I'd also like to be able to exclude AO  CLs. Ticking child friendly does not bring up all the sites as was suggested by a staff member a while ago. It just brings up CLs which have identified themselves as child friendly and not those which merely allow children. 

    Needs a lot more work CC but I still find it better than the other club's online search page 

  • Navigateur
    Navigateur Club Member Posts: 3,880 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    edited March 2016 #7

    I suspect the underlying data may be a major contributor to incorrect results. Leaving aside data being entered incorrectly, the search results (almost certainly produced using Structured Query Language) will treat a blank entry differently from "yes", and
    "no". That should have been addressed when the field for something such as EHU was added to the existing data.

    Another contributing factor is the semantics of the terms when the database was being designed.  For example "WC" and "WC with Shower" seems clear enough until some place has a shower and no WC!

    I have sorted out worse in the past but am not volunteering!

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