# "Sorry--no matches" message

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-no-matches-message/342498>\
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**Created:** [February 1, 2006, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-no-matches-message/342498 "2006-02-01T13:23:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-no-matches-message/342498/1 "2006-02-01T13:23:07Z")

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When I’m scrolling through the whole board first thing in the morning, there are maybe 12 pages of of threads that have piled up while I was asleep–often before I can get through all 12 pages, though, I click on page 8 or 9, and instead of getting page 8 or 9, I get a message saying “Sorry–no matches”.

Is this message board on a timer or something? If so, what amount of time do I have before I get this message? If not, why am I getting it?

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**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-no-matches-message/342498/2 "2006-02-01T13:44:46Z")

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I get the same thing sometimes. What I usually do is go through the pages and open all the threads I want to read in their own tabs, then read them after they’re all opened (rather than opening/reading, opening/reading, etc.). It’s quicker and seems to bypass whatever timing mechanism is at work.

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**Author:** ![Feydeau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Feydeau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feydeau)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-no-matches-message/342498/3 "2006-02-01T17:30:18Z")

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[This thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=309768) (which is a Sticky here in ATMB) might also help.