# What happened to the search function?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-search-function/441826>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [March 18, 2008, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-search-function/441826 "2008-03-18T20:40:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Captain\_Socks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a8b319/32.png) [@Captain\_Socks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Socks)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-search-function/441826/1 "2008-03-18T20:40:24Z")

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It’s gone on my account.

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**Author:** ![DudleyGarrett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-search-function/441826/2 "2008-03-18T20:41:20Z")

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Seriously, dude?

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**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-search-function/441826/3 "2008-03-18T20:43:23Z")

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You didn’t notice this thread?

> **[Search has been disabled](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=460148)**
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> Due to recurring board crashes most likely stemming from use of the search function, we’ve disabled search for now. We apologize for the inconvenience but figured no search was preferable to no board at all. Lest you think this is another sign of...

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**Author:** ![Captain\_Socks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a8b319/32.png) [@Captain\_Socks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Socks)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-search-function/441826/4 "2008-03-18T20:48:13Z")

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Oh. Sorry.

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**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:** [March 18, 2008, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-search-function/441826/5 "2008-03-18T20:50:07Z")

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Announcement at the top of the page, even:

[Announcement: Search has been disabled](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/announcement.php?f=2)