# WHY 120 Seconds between searches? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 24, 2010, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-120-seconds-between-searches/533566 "2010-03-24T01:53:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-120-seconds-between-searches/533566/21 "2010-03-24T18:22:52Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > The problem is still occurring and today has been the worst day since the trouble started. The boards had run great for a long time, and I started seeing problems about when the announcement was made about the problems. Er…what problem? What trouble? I’m not seeing anything amiss. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-120-seconds-between-searches/533566/22 "2010-03-24T18:28:06Z")
> [@NineToTheSky](#): > > Er…what problem? What trouble? I’m not seeing anything amiss. It was apparent you didn’t have problems when you said the boards never run so smoothly. Unfortunately that doesn’t mean it’s been working for everybody. ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-120-seconds-between-searches/533566/23 "2010-03-24T18:31:13Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > It was apparent you didn’t have problems when you said the boards never run so smoothly. Unfortunately that doesn’t mean it’s been working for everybody. Sure. I’m just interested in what problems you’re experiencing. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-120-seconds-between-searches/533566/24 "2010-03-24T18:35:01Z")
> [@NineToTheSky](#): > > Sure. I’m just interested in what problems you’re experiencing. [I posted it in another thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=556917) ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-120-seconds-between-searches/533566/25 "2010-03-27T02:27:40Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > This. Folks - not only does the search function on this board suck, but you have to wait 2 minutes between searches to be frustrated with what it spits out. USE GOOGLE. It reduces the strain on this board AND gets you your results faster. But I understood that only a small proportion of the board is indexed. I think 20% was mentioned. Is this no longer true? ---
**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 27, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-120-seconds-between-searches/533566/26 "2010-03-27T15:04:34Z")
Not sure at this point how much of the board is spidered but it does appear to be more than it was before. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-120-seconds-between-searches/533566/27 "2010-03-27T15:58:38Z")
Search delay is now down to 60 seconds. When did this happen? ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-120-seconds-between-searches/533566/28 "2010-03-27T18:32:02Z")
I’m fine with two minutes - except when I misspell my search string and it comes up empty. Then, waiting two minutes is a real pain the patoot. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-120-seconds-between-searches/533566/29 "2010-03-27T18:35:26Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Search delay is now down to 60 seconds. When did this happen? Still 120 seconds for me. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-120-seconds-between-searches/533566/30 "2010-03-27T18:59:10Z")
That’s weird. I did some searches this morning, and it said 60 seconds. Now it’s 120 again. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-120-seconds-between-searches/533566.md?page=1)