Search Function

[Liam147]

Does it work for anyone? I don't recall ever searching for posts from posters or within a thread or whatever and it ever working first time. Usually I get a massive loading time followed by "She canee take the strain". Then I refresh and it'll clear the search and tell me to wait 45 seconds between searches, and to try again in usually 45 seconds. Rather annoying.

Is this the same for everyone or just a problem with me?

 

[ghaliboy]

I use the Google bar up the top. It's much faster usually.

 

[Carl]

Does it work for anyone? I don't recall ever searching for posts from posters or within a thread or whatever and it ever working first time. Usually I get a massive loading time followed by "She canee take the strain". Then I refresh and it'll clear the search and tell me to wait 45 seconds between searches, and to try again in usually 45 seconds. Rather annoying.

Is this the same for everyone or just a problem with me?

It can definitely be very hit and miss.

 

[Sultan]

Does it work for anyone? I don't recall ever searching for posts from posters or within a thread or whatever and it ever working first time. Usually I get a massive loading time followed by "She canee take the strain". Then I refresh and it'll clear the search and tell me to wait 45 seconds between searches, and to try again in usually 45 seconds. Rather annoying.

Is this the same for everyone or just a problem with me?

I have the same issues, Liam.

 

[Irwinwastheking]

It can definitely be very hit and miss.

He should just Pm Damien with whatever it is he's looking for. He'd find it quicker than Google anyway.

 

[Brophs]

Untick the 'Search child forums' box and it seems to work more often.

 

[Will Absolute]

The 'advanced search' has always worked very well for me.

 

[Grinner]

Why exactly is there a 45 second limit?

 

[x42bn6]

Why exactly is there a 45 second limit?

Searches are server-intensive operations. Without it, you could bring the forum to its knees by searching for new posts again and again many times a second.

 

[GE]

It's there to annoy us.

 

[Liam147]

Untick the 'Search child forums' box and it seems to work more often.

Turns out you were right, Brophs. Works fine now.

 

[Brophs]

Turns out you were right, Brophs. Works fine now.

rimaldo explained it as being some sort of server overload. Well, I think that was what he was getting at, it was hard to tell amidst all the gay innuendo.

 

[Olly Gunnar Solskjær]

 

[R.N7]

Just happened to me as well.

 

[Niall]

This is a result of the clock being an hour fast by an hour. I've just reset it but you won't be able to search until around 00:25ish

 

[Carl]