# Search function? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 3, 2008, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function/461774 "2008-09-03T00:01:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hobscrk777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a6a055/32.png) [@hobscrk777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hobscrk777)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function/461774/1 "2008-09-03T00:01:07Z")
Is there a search feature available to non-subscribers? I can’t seem to find one. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function/461774/2 "2008-09-03T00:02:08Z")
Search has been temporarily disabled. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function/461774/3 "2008-09-03T13:25:13Z")
Looks like both Search and New Posts are back up now. (Thanks, Jerry!) ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function/461774/4 "2008-09-03T15:59:31Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > Looks like both Search and New Posts are back up now. > > (Thanks, Jerry!) But search from the drop down menus is still problematical. Jerry sez: > [@](#): > > Advanced search is working. Tell users to use the Advanced Search option or to go to this URL: > > [http://boardstest.straightdope.com/sdmb/search.php](http://boardstest.straightdope.com/sdmb/search.php)? ---
**Author:** ![Running\_with\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function/461774/5 "2008-09-04T17:19:48Z")
I can’t get advanced search to work at all…after I click on the **search now** , it pretty much does nothing. Tried two different browsers, so I’m pretty sure it’s not me. ---
**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:** [September 4, 2008, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function/461774/6 "2008-09-04T17:41:26Z")
Same here - the search button refreshes the advanced search screen but otherwise, zip. ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function/461774/7 "2008-09-04T19:17:00Z")
Same thing happens to me when I do an advanced search. Refresh … but nothing, no results. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Ryle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8dc957/32.png) [@Mark\_Ryle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Ryle)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function/461774/8 "2008-09-04T19:30:01Z")
The URL given by **TubaDiva** in Post 4 works for me but not the Search button on this page. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Ryle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8dc957/32.png) [@Mark\_Ryle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Ryle)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function/461774/9 "2008-09-04T19:36:29Z")
Now neither of them are working for me. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Ryle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8dc957/32.png) [@Mark\_Ryle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Ryle)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function/461774/10 "2008-09-04T19:39:10Z")
Now they are, again. ---
**Author:** ![Running\_with\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function/461774/11 "2008-09-05T14:31:34Z")
Still not working for me…even tried a different internet connection - no soap. ---
**Author:** ![SomeUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@SomeUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SomeUserName)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function/461774/12 "2008-09-06T10:32:43Z")
The link works for me but the display that you have to wait 300 seconds between search does not. So if I search and find and then attempt to search again it just refreshes the page with no display warning. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function/461774/13 "2008-09-06T16:38:43Z")
I’m getting this when I try: > [@](#): > > Your submission could not be processed because a security token was missing. > > If this occurred unexpectedly, please inform the administrator and describe the action you performed before you received this error. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function/461774/14 "2008-09-06T17:21:16Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > I’m getting this when I try: > > Your submission could not be processed because a security token was missing. > > If this occurred unexpectedly, please inform the administrator and describe the action you performed before you received this error. When I mentioned that to Jerry he said this: Advanced search is working. Tell users to use the Advanced Search option or to go to this URL: [http://boardstest.straightdope.com/sdmb/search.php](http://boardstest.straightdope.com/sdmb/search.php)? Outside of that, I got nothing. Jerry is still fixing things and will be for some time to come. Your patience is appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![Running\_with\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function/461774/15 "2008-09-06T18:16:24Z")
OK, I think I’ve figured it out: Conventional advanced search works. However, if you try to do a “title only” search, it will not work. After attempting a title only search, no search will work. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function/461774/16 "2008-09-06T20:48:45Z")
Nothing at all happens when I click the Search tab; I’ve tried it from two different servers. ---
**Author:** ![auRa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@auRa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auRa)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function/461774/17 "2008-09-06T20:53:52Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Nothing at all happens when I click the Search tab; I’ve tried it from two different servers. Same with me. Search and Quick Links (I don’t even know what that is, I just wanted to see if it would react in the same way as Search) don’t seem to react at all. ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function/461774/18 "2008-09-06T22:36:25Z")
I’ve just tried to search for something and was told I needed a security token! What’s that about. ---
**Author:** ![yabob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yabob/32/2821_2.png) [@yabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yabob)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function/461774/19 "2008-09-06T23:46:41Z")
> [@Running\_with\_Scissors](#): > > OK, I think I’ve figured it out: > > Conventional advanced search works. However, if you try to do a “title only” search, it will not work. After attempting a title only search, no search will work. That’s sort of what I thought at first. What seems to be nearer the mark is that the error page for “you must wait 300 seconds” is not displaying. It just displays the search page again. If you wait the required 5 minutes, you can do another advanced search.