…between searches on here??
They decided to do it to reduce the server load. That is the explanation given all the time by the mods. There are so many threads on this topic already in About This Message Board you probably don’t even have to search to find one, just scroll down the threads a bit.
Moved to ATMB.
samclem moderator, General Questions
You know, I know it’s been gone over and over already, but I just want to say - in the vain hope that maybe, just maybe, one of the people in charge of managing the nuts and bolts of this ramshackle board, which has the performance of an ancient donkey with syphilis, rickets, and a broken leg, ridden by a 450-pound man drunk out of his senses on Gordon’s gin - will understand how ridiculous the goddamn 300-second wait in between searches is.
I saw a reference to A.R. Cane in a thread and I wondered to myself if he was still alive, since I was under the impression he was quite old. I wanted to see his last post activity. I looked up his name in the search, but typed “A R Cane” instead of “A.R. Cane” because that was how it was spelled in the post which mentioned him. “Invalid user specified.” DURRRRRRRRR. Wait 300 seconds.
Hmm, what could I do in those 300 seconds? Well, writing this is something.
Hey - Jerry? That’s the guy in charge, right? Jerry? (I’m reminded of the scene in Apocalypse Now where the soldiers can’t remember who their Commanding Officer is.) Hey Jerry - could you just answer me this one simple question: why is it that other boards which use the exact same format as this one lack a 300-second delay? What is it about the SDMB that necessitates this search time, and the frequent board performance which is as slow as a trickle of piss out of the old and wrinkled nozzle of a donkey with gonorrhea?
Inquiring minds want to know.
It’s there to give you time to commune with your inner self. The road to self enlightenment is not one to be rushed down. Explore the byways of your soul. Truly, in those 300 seconds, revelations abound.
Either that, or this message board runs on clockwork, and has to be rewound frequently.
Since there’s already an ATMB thread about searches, I’m going to close this one.
twickster, moderator