# Why is this allowed? (relating to searching) **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 10, 2008, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-allowed-relating-to-searching/432984 "2008-01-10T14:57:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-allowed-relating-to-searching/432984/1 "2008-01-10T14:57:38Z")
You can’t do a search and or a new post request twice or a combination thereof in the span of two minutes. I just figured out that I can do a new post request and then find all my recent threads immediately following. Not possible if you use the search function, but if I click on my username and then do a “find all posts by Uncommon Sense” request I’m allowed to. Why am I allowed to circumvent the 2 minute search rule in this manner? Won’t anybody think of the hamsters? Pie! I suspect this thread to be dele… ---
**Author:** ![Hypnagogic\_Jerk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hypnagogic_jerk/32/4252_2.png) [@Hypnagogic\_Jerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypnagogic_Jerk)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-allowed-relating-to-searching/432984/2 "2008-01-10T15:27:08Z")
I guess you’re lucky because when I couldn’t reproduce what you described. I can’t find all posts by me and do another search in a span of 120 seconds. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-allowed-relating-to-searching/432984/3 "2008-01-10T15:35:32Z")
**Uncommon Sense** , at risk of breaking this whole friggen board, please try to do two “New Posts” searches in a row. Even though I’m usually online in the early/late hours it takes me more time to catch up on new content rather than hit “New Posts” again repeatedly looking for new stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-allowed-relating-to-searching/432984/4 "2008-01-10T16:56:06Z")
Ah, I suspect there’s been a patch. 😃 I was able to do it twice before I posted the thread and now I can’t seem to duplicate the task. Shucks, shouldn’t have started the thread! ---
**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:** [January 10, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-allowed-relating-to-searching/432984/5 "2008-01-10T18:04:16Z")
I suspect that you just got lucky and hit the server when it was relatively idle and didn’t have much of anything to do but cater to your needs. Never lasts long, though, dangit. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-allowed-relating-to-searching/432984/6 "2008-01-10T20:43:23Z")
[QUOTE=TubaDiva] I suspect that you just got lucky and hit the server when it was relatively idle and didn’t have much of anything to do but cater to your needs. Never lasts long, though, dangit. [/QUOTE] Only cause it’s always tasked with finding ever better sources of chocolate for someone who will remain unnamed… 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-allowed-relating-to-searching/432984/7 "2008-01-11T03:53:21Z")
[QUOTE=TubaDiva] I suspect that you just got lucky and hit the server when it was relatively idle and didn’t have much of anything to do but cater to your needs. Never lasts long, though, dangit. [/QUOTE] Waitaminnit-the server does catering now? Cool! I’m having twenty five people over for a meeting on Saturday. Could I get a tray of buffalo wings and a six foot sandwich delivered? ---
**Author:** ![drewbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drewbert/32/15890_2.png) [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-allowed-relating-to-searching/432984/8 "2008-01-12T22:41:06Z")
Waiter! What’s this hamster doing in my soup? ---
**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:** [January 12, 2008, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-allowed-relating-to-searching/432984/9 "2008-01-12T22:45:09Z")
Swimming laps. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-allowed-relating-to-searching/432984/10 "2008-01-12T23:34:48Z")
[QUOTE=drewbert] Waiter! What’s this hamster doing in my soup? [/QUOTE] Just be glad it’s not a hare. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-allowed-relating-to-searching/432984/11 "2008-01-12T23:58:12Z")
[QUOTE=drewbert] Waiter! What’s this hamster doing in my soup? [/QUOTE] Of course the answer is…the backstroke!!. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-allowed-relating-to-searching/432984/12 "2008-01-13T00:21:44Z")
[QUOTE=samclem] Of course the answer is…the backstroke!!. [/QUOTE] Waiter, what’s hamster doing in my bowl? Stewing, sir.