# Post-"upgrade" search function **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 30, 2008, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-upgrade-search-function/470343 "2008-10-30T22:58:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-upgrade-search-function/470343/1 "2008-10-30T22:58:45Z")
It used to be that if you searched on a term and the search produce no hits, you could do another search right away. Now you have to wait 300 seconds as you would after a search-with-results. Why?! ---
**Author:** ![Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walker_in_Eternity)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-upgrade-search-function/470343/2 "2008-10-31T09:58:26Z")
Shouldn’t this be in ATMB? I agree I’ve done a couple of useless searches and had to wait 300 seconds before I could have a second try. It is a little annoying to say the least. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-upgrade-search-function/470343/3 "2008-10-31T11:55:31Z")
My tinfoil beret theory is that they don’t want you searching for specific things. A search on a movie title or a topical keyword is fine-- but don’t go looking for a particular thread or a particular quote. That requires too many resources, slows down function and may bring up unpleasant memories. Or it could be that they hate us and laugh their evil laughs as they imagine us mumbling 'one mississippi, two mississippi, three mississippi. . ." for 20 minutes looking for monkey butlers. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-upgrade-search-function/470343/4 "2008-10-31T13:14:17Z")
I dare you to search for the word: World ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-upgrade-search-function/470343/5 "2008-10-31T15:22:23Z")
> [@Walker\_in\_Eternity](#): > > Shouldn’t this be in ATMB? Nah, I got no questions, I just started the thread to bitch. (The “Why?!” was rhetorical.) ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-upgrade-search-function/470343/6 "2008-10-31T17:11:54Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > I dare you to search for the word: > > World I’ve just thought of something. This must be the only search function on the internet where it’s impossible to search for World Wide Web. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-upgrade-search-function/470343/7 "2008-10-31T17:50:24Z")
Jerry is a very important man, with many important things to do and important people to see. One must be patient with a man of his importance, as he must prioritize his time to first take care of that which is most important. Obviously, that does not include fixing the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-upgrade-search-function/470343/8 "2008-10-31T18:54:32Z")
Why do you have so much urgent searching, Mr. OP Searchy McSearch-search? Huh? Huh? :dubious: 😉