# I quit. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 30, 2009, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit/515761 "2009-10-30T18:58:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit/515761/21 "2009-10-30T21:48:54Z")
Now that the Dope is open to Google crawling, Google actually works pretty well for searches. Just add “site:boards.straightdope.com” (no quotes) to the end of your search string. Also, I’m glad you’re not leaving us entirely! ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit/515761/22 "2009-10-30T23:25:18Z")
> [@mangeorge](#): > > I want to not have to read a novel while waiting to re-do a search because I mis-spelled “dogfude”. [Oh please, oh please…](http://blog.lib.umn.edu/carls064/freealonzo/FarSide-CatFud.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit/515761/23 "2009-10-30T23:35:50Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > Now that the Dope is open to Google crawling, Google actually works pretty well for searches. Just add “site:boards.straightdope.com” (no quotes) to the end of your search string How to search the SDMB using Google: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=11650034#post11650034](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=11650034#post11650034) ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit/515761/24 "2009-10-30T23:52:10Z")
I’ve resigned myself to the fact that searches are simply not available. It annoys the crap out of me when my particular search string doesn’t provide the results I’m looking for so I just give up. I have until April to renew. I don’t believe the revenue from subscriptions is enough to keep this boat afloat. We’ll see what happens but other than the Charter Member title, there’s no benefit to paying. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit/515761/25 "2009-10-31T00:15:24Z")
The never-working search function was a big reason for me to stop paying as well. Did it ever work? Or has this thing really been broken for a full goddamn decade? ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit/515761/26 "2009-10-31T00:37:59Z")
Well, looking at your join date, **Rev** , you’ve been here a year longer than me, but yeah, I think when the server wasn’t so full, it did (or not - I defer to better memoried Dopers these days! ;)) At the beginning, I too hated the 300 second wait, but I just minimize out of it, go check e-mail and come back later. I DO see where it might be a detriment to paying a subscription fee, but I cannot really bitch too much about it, since I had to ask someone else to pay mine this time. ☹ Come to think about it, I don’t bitch too much about _anything_ these days. Must be all the “the dope” I’m on! 😃 (Here I wanted to link y’all to "High On Life - I’m mis’able **right**?, but couldn’t find it anywhere, so y’all just imagine it, okay? 😉 Q ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit/515761/27 "2009-10-31T00:47:39Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > Now that the Dope is open to Google crawling, Google actually works pretty well for searches. Just add “site:boards.straightdope.com” (no quotes) to the end of your search string. > > Also, I’m glad you’re not leaving us entirely! Thanks, for both the warm fuzzy _and_ the helpful hint. You may have saved the SDMB $7.48/year. 🙂 It works pretty good, and google has tons of money. Did you know they bought, ahem, Butt Washers for their employee restrooms? Now that’s cool. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit/515761/28 "2009-10-31T00:49:27Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > [Oh please, oh please…](http://blog.lib.umn.edu/carls064/freealonzo/FarSide-CatFud.gif) Now _that_ dog is using his branes. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit/515761/29 "2009-10-31T01:07:01Z")
Jooooin us! Joooooin us lost “guests” that were once paying dopers and members… It’s not so bad after a while- try it for a day or two, get ad blocker and realize you’re almost the same as before. And if you’re really good, you might get to be a part of the “Guest Club”. 1. First rule of the Guest Club is uh… I forgot. 2. But I know that the 2nd Rule of the Guest Club is you still do NOT talk about the Guest club! 3. Hi Opal! OR Profit! ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit/515761/30 "2009-10-31T02:49:56Z")
I can’t decided whether to resubscribe. On one hand, I could send in my $7.48 and get a year’s worth of yuks without ads. Or I could buy a Bageldog and a YooHoo. Decisions, decisions. ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit/515761/31 "2009-10-31T03:05:31Z")
> [@mangeorge](#): > > I want to not have to read a novel while waiting to re-do a search because I mis-spelled “dogfude”. > [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > Hmph. Google Shmoogle. > > I find it easier to just memorize each thread’s content and ID and drop it into a URL as necessary. > > I had time to do this while waiting for the search function. > [@John\_DiFool](#): > > Extending would be a problem? Now everything makes 100% sense… > [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](#): > > This is obviously one of those days. When I say “extending” today, at least in this thread, I mean “reducing.” It’s posts like these that make the SDMB great, not all the facts and debates. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit/515761/32 "2009-10-31T03:25:40Z")
> [@An\_Arky](#): > > They’d rather you look at ads, anyway. ☹ Which is why, to make this effective, the OP would have to threaten to use an adblocker. Of course, on other forums I visit, that’s enough to get you banned. So it’d be kinda risky. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit/515761/33 "2009-10-31T07:09:03Z")
The long delay at Search is to teach you patience, **Grasshopper**. Why can’t you fucking get that? ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit/515761/34 "2009-10-31T07:31:52Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Which is why, to make this effective, the OP would have to threaten to use an adblocker. > > Of course, on other forums I visit, that’s enough to get you banned. So it’d be kinda risky. If they can’t fix search or implement any other VB functions, whatever makes you think they’d be able to figure out how to see if you’re using AdBlock? ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit/515761/35 "2009-10-31T13:17:33Z")
> [@Zoe](#): > > The long delay at Search is to teach you patience, **Grasshopper**. Why can’t you fucking get that? 😃 A very funny line! ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit/515761/36 "2009-10-31T13:48:27Z")
> [@SmartAleq](#): > > …whatever makes you think they’d be able to figure out how to see if you’re using AdBlock? They can’t, if you get AdBlockerSeerBlocker. (Actually, I think he means that you’d get banned for _mentioning_ using AdBlocker rather than for actually using it… sort of like the ignore function. You can use it, just don’t say that you’re using it.) ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit/515761/37 "2009-10-31T14:55:47Z")
Heck, I went “guest” a while back. Ain’t no thang. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit/515761/38 "2009-10-31T15:54:55Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > 😃 A very funny line! And I can **so** “hear” Master Po saying that to Caine in an outtake while giggling passing a joint back and forth!;);)😉 Q ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit/515761/39 "2009-10-31T16:16:29Z")
> [@Zoe](#): > > The long delay at Search is to teach you patience, **Grasshopper**. Why can’t you fucking get that? I’m old, **Zoe** (64). I don’t gotta get nuttin’. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit/515761/40 "2009-10-31T16:19:38Z")
> [@SiXSwordS](#): > > You can use it, just don’t say that you’re using it.) Sounds like something Bill Clinton would come up with. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit/515761.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit/515761.md?page=3)