I dunno if it's something wrong with the forums, or my computer, but the serach tool isn't working for me. It doesn't return any results no matter what I search for. Is this just something to do with my computer? Or is it something happening to other people too?

i typed in "author: short stuf" and it didn't come up with anything but i searched "search" and it came up with LOTS of topics

It's dumb, if you type in an author, it says no topics... :|

i think that a lot of members were having this problem, but i think albosky fixed it. It might be broken again

i typed in "author: short stuf" and it didn't come up with anything but i searched "search" and it came up with LOTS of topics

Probably because "short stuf" and short_stuf are two different things :uhh: If you search by user it is going to use the EXACT STRING. So if there is no user with that exact username, of course it is going to return nothing.

 

 

 

 

 

And short_stuf: What kind of searches are you doing?

exactly , saying "search doesnt work" doesnt do me any good in trying to diagnose a problem

 

 

 

examples of words you searched for , what options you chose when searching , did you use wildcards , etc etc

 

 

 

details are always helpful :)

Sorry, I should have been more specific.

 

 

 

With some keywords that logically should return results, (eg. "Runescape", "Pure", "Skill" etc.) I still get a message saying no posts or topics match my criteria.

 

 

 

I didn't touch the options, and didn't enter an author, or use wildcards.

 

 

 

If I enter an author and keyword for topics I know exist I get results, but I'm having trouble finding topics about specific things I want to read about.

 

 

 

It doesn't seem to make sense to me, but it happens anyway. :P

those terms are too common. Use something less broad.

Fair enough. I'll try to be more precise.