I know I dont post much, but I still browse the forums. I dont know how new this feature is, but it is really annoying seeing "This forum requires that you wait 30 seconds between searches. Please try again in __ seconds." I can't see why you need that, and I really see no point. If you spell a word wrong, or something, you have to wait and type it again.

It's designed to cut server load down. Searches take up processor time, and people can really cause it to slow down (almost bring down) a site if they perform lots of searches. So, it's in there as a precaution. Though, to put it in perspective, i've seen some that restrict you to one search every 1-2 minutes.

However, we do monitor server load and make adjustments as necessary.

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Everytime I ride a coaster, it valleys. I've never been on a stalled coaster or had one roll back (except Wicked Twister and what was Superman: Ultimate Escape, which does that by design).

I hardly use the search, but it sucks when you click on "new post" to much quickly, then you get that message that you have to wait X amount of seconds to search again.