Search Problems

[fmtiger124]

When I use search, wether searching through posts or for users/topics, I often get an error saying "you cannot use search at this time plase try again in a few minutes" Just wondering why it happens and if it can be fixed.

[Dark Sabre]

You can't search more than once every...10 seconds.

[fmtiger124]

well ive been going on havn't searched at all that day and I get that message

[Phenylethylamine]

I often get that too- just try again repeatedly until it works. It shouldn't take more than a few tries.

[amerikestrel]

Also, I've had searches been denied because the words were too common, even though they were not very common words. Plus, sometimes I've had a sentence that has several words in it, but it was denied because each word was either too common or 3 or less letter. It's kind of annoying.

[gyourkoshaven]

It only says that if it turns up more than 50 (?) pages of results. I highly doubt you'd find it if it showed up.

[Dark Sabre]

Also, I've had searches been denied because the words were too common, even though they were not very common words. Plus, sometimes I've had a sentence that has several words in it, but it was denied because each word was either too common or 3 or less letter. It's kind of annoying.

"common" words:

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this  	15925
post 	9086
your 	12120
phpbb3 	197
you 	31908
may 	2019
like 	11469
and 	33004
board 	474
the 	60473
first 	3704
forum 	1383
are 	13686
for 	20856
also 	5215
not 	13655
all 	9210
these 	1541
new 	3941
forums 	364
from 	8521
have 	20332
welcome 	270
test 	3194
only 	5732
message 	218
school 	7279
that 	27534
posts 	2725
should 	4616
two 	3127
word 	4048
right 	3954
but 	18192
use 	3304
good 	6744
when 	6481
what 	13407
take 	2477
out 	7228
people 	5765
start 	1616
too 	4863
will 	7197
into 	2483
rules 	3004
could 	4876
please 	1135
religion 	50
draft 	194
know 	9598
any 	4725
event 	6204
years 	2323
was 	13093
one 	9429
who 	5715
still 	3451
about 	8886
year 	7187
because 	6324
work 	2760
http 	2551
some 	5858
actually 	3188
had 	5647
where 	3113
would 	10117
probably 	2980
here 	3446
been 	4286
help 	2396
with 	11722
can 	10385
long 	2614
way 	3628
many 	2838
which 	3967
being 	2210
other 	4708
building 	1780
state 	4583
user 	2009
has 	5316
how 	8083
old 	1204
ever 	2926
change 	1336
just 	11756
get 	8703
site 	1133
lot 	2933
then 	6284
events 	4080
there 	8530
don 	7676
see 	3811
them 	4913
they 	10644
really 	7630
more 	5592
than 	4237
going 	5131
time 	5815
anyone 	3782
something 	3545
think 	9251
nice 	1382
were 	5109
scioly 	9078
org 	1220
style 	156
skin 	93
same 	2970
did 	5850
things 	2423
need 	3304
doing 	2324
stuff 	4202
made 	2548
even 	3827
though 	3989
thread 	7880
might 	2369
three 	1883
now 	4751
bit 	1107
next 	3706
much 	4381
access 	169
give 	2069
reason 	1001
person 	2548
edit 	1118
find 	2279
want 	3533
again 	2021
number 	5146
boomilever 	84
last 	4537
thing 	2906
daily 	3971
our 	4818
states 	3772
team 	6714
try 	2072
make 	4905
feedback 	240
comments 	267
favorite 	1909
say 	3102
wish 	2113
story 	1395
summer 	1190
well 	6173
wrong 	1974
however 	1184
assassination 	7206
mafia 	83
reborn 	73
random 	5179
comment 	5664
2008	435
presidential 	179
election 	192
got 	5204
back 	2849
book 	1327
over 	2842
science 	4635
bridge 	3925
2009	5115
its 	4005
national 	1433
tournament 	719
augusta 	389
university 	528
game 	4932
firefox 	127
0000	6015

It isn't exactly using Google quality algorithms. There's literally just a cross referenced table of every post and the words they contain.