# Where has 'New Posts' gone? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 18, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-new-posts-gone/441732 "2008-03-18T02:35:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-new-posts-gone/441732/1 "2008-03-18T02:35:55Z")
I can’t see it in its usual spot. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-new-posts-gone/441732/2 "2008-03-18T02:37:07Z")
Neither can I. I tried it a few minutes ago and it said “search disabled.” ETA: And, funnily enough, the search function has disappeared as well. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-new-posts-gone/441732/3 "2008-03-18T02:41:18Z")
I just came here to say the same thing. WTF. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-new-posts-gone/441732/4 "2008-03-18T02:41:40Z")
This is ominous. Hopefully by the morning it is better. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-new-posts-gone/441732/5 "2008-03-18T02:42:02Z")
I’d wager they hid it for the time being, since its use by lots of people at once presents a pretty large server load. It’s essentially the same function as the Search feature. ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-new-posts-gone/441732/6 "2008-03-18T02:42:08Z")
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/announcement.php?f=2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/announcement.php?f=2) ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-new-posts-gone/441732/7 "2008-03-18T02:43:22Z")
Ah, there you go. Thanks, **G**. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-new-posts-gone/441732/8 "2008-03-18T02:49:30Z")
[QUOTE=Q.E.D.] I’d wager they hid it for the time being, since its use by lots of people at once presents a pretty large server load. It’s essentially the same function as the Search feature. [/QUOTE] That is not quite accurate however. New Posts is a much smaller hit than general searches. You have been here more than long enough to know the difference in speed between a wide open search and one set for just the last day. New Posts would appear to use a built in index to speed the search for this specific use. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-new-posts-gone/441732/9 "2008-03-18T03:00:44Z")
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