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Tom
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Tom
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 Wed May 21, 2003 7:24 pm |
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While fixing the latest forum glitch (caused by the search tables getting too big and slowing down the forum) I happened to sort the search tables by the most frequently indexed words. Just curious to see if anyone can guess the most commonly indexed "hiking related" word. This word appears in just under 15% of posts and is the 47th most frequently indexed word after...
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Note: 1 character words are not indexed
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Stomp
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Wed May 21, 2003 7:40 pm |
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| Tom wrote: | | Just curious to see if anyone can guess the most commonly indexed "hiking related" word |
Chafing?
On second thought, "snow" and "trail" are probably more reasonable guesses.
# Stomp (fifty score key-tapping monkeys)
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Tom
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Wed May 21, 2003 8:09 pm |
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Actually, the most commonly indexed word has a slight unfair advantage because various forms of it get indexed as the one word. That should be a big hint. 
If you count variations of the word "hike" (hiking, hikes, hiked) as one word then "hike" is the most common (appearing in 18% of all posts), followed by "trail" at 16% (if trails is also counted). "Snow" garners 8th place at 7%.
OK, counting variations of the same word as one, see if you can guess number 3, 4, and 5.
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Wed May 21, 2003 8:52 pm |
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My guesses: Road, Lake, River.  or 
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Tom
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Wed May 21, 2003 9:45 pm |
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Ira Sponcible
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Wed May 21, 2003 9:47 pm |
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C'mon Tom, spill the beans. How many times was responcible in here?
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Tom
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Wed May 21, 2003 10:03 pm |
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Ira, you don't need me, just do a search on responc* and divide by the number of posts showing up in the statistics on the main page. 
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Wed May 21, 2003 10:10 pm |
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I don't even know what you mean by most frequently "indexed" words!
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Ira Sponcible
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Wed May 21, 2003 10:18 pm |
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Cat, the indexed words are those used to describe Mt Index, the town of Index, your index finger... and finally if you are a carpenter you may be "in decks". I hope this helps your confusion...
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Tom
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Wed May 21, 2003 10:53 pm |
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| catwoman wrote: | | I don't even know what you mean by most frequently "indexed" words! |
In order for the forum's search feature to work properly, it needs to maintain two tables. The first table maintains a list (index) of all words ever posted, and the second table maintains a list of where those words were posted. When you do a search on a particular word it looks at the first table to see if the word was indexed, and if it was it goes to the second table and tells you where.
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would take the crown (but only because 
hasn't been around as long).
18% hike(s)/hiked/hiking
16% trail(s)
15% lk*
13% mt*
10% area(s)
9% rd*
9% trip(s)
7% snow
7% cr*
6% mile(s)
6% pass
5% pk*
*includes variations
BTW, gun(s) comes in at 1.6% 
