Similar Threads

[Ghost Frog]

How does the similar threads thing decide what's similar? Is it doing a text comparison of the threads?

[YODA]

How does the similar threads thing decide what's similar? Is it doing a text comparison of the threads?
Yes - I reckon so.

[hongkongfuey]

I don't know the exact algorithm, but thread titles rate higher than the message text. We also have to set a relevance factor that a thread must be higher than to count as similar. I've set this quite high, so it should 'normally' pick up decent threads.

[Ghost Frog]

Cheers folks :)

[YODA]

I'm guessing this is why we are seeing long dead threads resurfacing recently.

[Ghost Frog]

Mmmm. Probably.

[hongkongfuey]

I was sort of hoping that might happen. A lot of good stuff in there!