What is the point of flood control?

[Fudge]

Why do you have to wait 20 seconds after each search to search for something again. I don't get why it's there, like does it help server load or something??

 

[ProtoKun7]

We still have flood control?

 

[Guild McCommunist]

God this is annoying. At least disable it for the moderator master race.

 

[Lanlan]

God this is annoying. At least disable it for the moderator master race.

Slightly off topic, but how would you feel if I changed my name to Guild McCapitalist?

 

[Nathan Drake]

Whoa whoa whoa. Hold up.

People actually use the search?

 

[AceWarhead]

Whoa whoa whoa. Hold up.

People actually use the search?

This,
In all honesty, the search feature sorta sucks.

 

[Maxternal]

wait, so is this "feature" replacing the whole "post merged" thing?

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[Guild McCommunist]

Whoa whoa whoa. Hold up.

People actually use the search?

This,
In all honesty, the search feature sorta sucks.

The current search feature is a lot better than the old one. This one is actually pretty decent.

I use it now and then but if I typo or something then I have to wait like 30 seconds to do another search. It's a bit silly honestly.

 

[Maxternal]

It's to keep [member='TaeWong'] from finding stuff. No random searching allowed.

 

[Rydian]

It's for server load.

 

[Vulpes Abnocto]

The current search feature is a lot better than the old one. This one is actually pretty decent.

You really think so? Because I haven't found anything I was hunting for using our search, since the last forum upgrade.
And since I can't use google in the staff area, that means upwards of ten minutes of hunting.....before I get bored and decide to just make shit up.

 

[KingVamp]

I try using it, but it's a pain. I just use Google.

 

[Dingoo-fan 32]

I don't even use it, i find better searching with google (example; kirby site:gbatemp.net)

 

[FAST6191]

Although I will occasionally jump to a regular search engine, especially for a release of if I remember something reasonably likely to be unique to the thread but that is more likely because I have a nice search bar at the top of the browser, but I will have to +1 the search feature works and I especially enjoy the narrow by forum area and forum poster options. Combine it with filter options on forums themselves (although curiously if you start a thread and do not reply to it then it will not come up in threads you have replied to) and the ability to find all a member's posts (although I will agree the upgrade kind of gimped it, especially if they post in a lot of popular threads and stickies) and for the most part the average external search engine does not have a chance.

 

[tj_cool]

Members only have 3 seconds flood control, not 20 seconds. It's probably due to your blacklisted trader status.

 

[Hyro-Sama]

The search function works fine. Granted I don't use on a regular basis but it hasn't given me any troubles.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

A side note: You can always type "gbatemp.net:" into Google and whatever you're searching for.

 

[BORTZ]

Which i find way less annoying than the GBAtemp search function.