stupid search function

[band aid]

okay so i am searching for some stairmasters in bikechecks and:

Sorry - no matches. Please try some different terms.
The following words are either very common, too long, or too short and were not included in your search : stairmaster

that's stupid. i think something should be done about it.

[sheepdog]

Yeah, no matches, what did you expect.

[Anon.]

I'd have thought the fact you have to wait for 20 seconds (or is it 40?) between searches would've been more annoying?  Certainly ****s me off

[sheepdog]

I'd have thought the fact you have to wait for 20 seconds (or is it 40?) between searches would've been more annoying?  Certainly ****s me off

That is done to save the server from being brought down by it.
The search is very hard on a server.

[Anon.]

Ah, fair enough.  Thanks for the info, I'd always wondered why you'd want to restrict searches.

[sheepdog]

Not restrict, just slow them down.

[jonathan]

the search function does have a very serious shortcoming- minimum word lengths.

it's impossible to search for a term like "KHE" or "rim" because they are too short. how else might i search for topics about a "rim" or just KHE parts?

[Amateurhour101]

the search function does have a very serious shortcoming- minimum word lengths.

it's impossible to search for a term like "KHE" or "rim" because they are too short. how else might i search for topics about a "rim" or just KHE parts?

Yeah that pisses me off sometimes

[Hank Chinaski]

I think its a similar issue.  Imagine how many threads will have the word KHE or Rim in them.  From what sheep told me, it just bogs down the server.

[sam daniel]

just do one of these http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&as_q=search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&num=10&lr=&as_filetype=&ft=i&as_sitesearch=www.bikeguide.org%2Fforums&as_qdr=all&as_rights=&as_occt=any&cr=&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&safe=images