Quote Originally Posted by TosaInu
Well.. we had just another downtime. But we'll continue working on it. The forumsearch function puts some stress on the database (size alone). We've added a Google search to the site. I think it works fine and will open some options when we need to optimize. I like some user feedback about this search too.
Hi

I want to second those thanks for all your efforts on our behalf over the last few days. One thing though: the board search function seems to be completely disabled at the moment. Is this permanent now we have Google?

I have to admit, though, I'm not overly convinced by the Google search function either. I tried a few searches for my own posts, and it was tricky to find them. And I had an advantage as I wrote them, and so knew key phrases to search for.

The native search function was a great deal better, especially as it was up to date, much easier to use, and more flexible.

But if the search function is going to collapse the forums with the regularity that we've seen recently, then Google is far better than nothing IMO.