Cannot Search - Always 30 seconds

[Totally Guy]

Specifically when I try to find more posts by this user, I always get the "Please wait 30 seconds" message.

Edit: It worked for me just now.

[NerfTW]

If you are not logged in, and log in on the page saying you need to be logged in to search, don't click on the "Click here to continue" link that appears after, as it will send a second request, giving you the "please wait 30 seconds" message. Wait for it to redirect normally.

[PhoeKun]

Have you ever noticed how "thirty seconds from now" is always thirty seconds away?

It's because you got stuck in the present. Welcome back to the future!

[Je dit Viola]

Maybe you double-clicked the 'search' button? That's what I accidentally did a lot (I'm on a laptop), back when you had to wait 120 seconds between searches.

But it's working fine for you now, that's good.

[Foryn Gilnith]

What is the purpose of this restriction? Health-of-the-server, I presume, but I'm not completely sure.

[Zeb The Troll]

What is the purpose of this restriction? Health-of-the-server, I presume, but I'm not completely sure.Yep, that's it. I can only presume that the reduction from 120 seconds to 30 seconds is us getting something back for the new server not having crumpled on us, like the old one did, since it was set up.

*subtly petitions for multiquote*

:smallcool:

[Another_Poet]

*subtly petitions for multiquote*
:smallcool:

And a button for spoiler tags...

[Zherog]

And a button for spoiler tags...

That was never missing because of server load. It's missing due to a lack of time on Raw's part.

[Sstoopidtallkid]

That was never missing because of server load. It's missing due to a lack of time on Raw's part.And an inability to find an image for the button that isn't easily confused with strikethrough.

[Serpentine]

How about a little Darth Vader head button?

[Athaniar]

I suggest a green S.

[Mercenary Pen]

Maybe an "Sp" would minimize ambiguity, although they haven't used an "s" for the strikethrough button.

[Totally Guy]

If we had those little tick marks to remind us of the threads we'd posted in already I wouldn't have to search for my own posts so often.

Anyone remember them? They were good. Now it's always just a circle...

[Zherog]

How about a little Darth Vader head button?

That likely has copyright/trademark issues. Or, at least, I would think it does.

[Lappy9000]

And a button for spoiler tags...And candy.

On a serious note, I'm having the same issue regarding the search engine. I clearly need to fix my flux capacitor.

[Siosilvar]

How about a little Darth Vader head button?
SNAPE KILLS TRINITY WITH ROSEBUD.

Slightly less off-topic, appending "site:giantitp.com" to the end of a Google search generally gets pretty good results.

[Kobold-Bard]

SNAPE KILLS TRINITY WITH ROSEBUD.

Slightly less off-topic, appending "site:giantitp.com" to the end of a Google search generally gets pretty good results.

I don't know if the forum search has been improved, but this is generally a very good option. Always seems to work better.

[Sliver]

I have seen a lot of sites do stuff like "Search" and "Search (Google)" so you could either use the built in engine or search through google.. Would be a better option I believe :smalltongue:

[Rockphed]

If we had those little tick marks to remind us of the threads we'd posted in already I wouldn't have to search for my own posts so often.

Anyone remember them? They were good. Now it's always just a circle...

Isn't there an auto subscribe to threads you post in option somewhere? Not that I have looked at my subscribed threads since the "Things I'm not allowed to do while gaming" thread finally got locked. That thread was boss. *sigh*

[Sliver]

Isn't there an auto subscribe to threads you post in option somewhere? Not that I have looked at my subscribed threads since the "Things I'm not allowed to do while gaming" thread finally got locked. That thread was boss. *sigh*

Yes, you can set in the options an auto-subscribe (without mail notifications even, just so it will be saved in the subscription tab) but is that really the most convenient thing?

[Zeb The Troll]

Yes, you can set in the options an auto-subscribe (without mail notifications even, just so it will be saved in the subscription tab) but is that really the most convenient thing?I find it quite convenient. It even gives me the option to opt out of subscribing to a thread I'm posting in if I desire. It also helps me keep track of inactive threads I've posted in because I can just click on "List Subscriptions" and see them all. Verah handeh. :smallcool:

[Shhalahr Windrider]

Yes, you can set in the options an auto-subscribe (without mail notifications even, just so it will be saved in the subscription tab) but is that really the most convenient thing?
Let’s find out. I think our current options for finding posts we’ve made are:

Using thread subscriptions.
Sifting through forum search results
Sifting through Google search results
Remembering on our own what posts we’ve made
Recording the posts we’ve made independently (such as copying and pasting to a document on our computer)

Order those by what you find convenient. Then you’ll know which is the most convenient thing, which is the least convenient thing, and which are in the middle.

[Ranger Mattos]

And a button for spoiler tags...

I'm new, how do you normally make spoilers anyways?:smallconfused:


EDIT: Thanks

[Sanguine]

I'm new, how do you normally make spoilers anyways?:smallconfused:

You type this
Whatever it is that you want in the spoiler