"You are searching too quickly"

[_BlackStar]

I finally replicated the issue, it seems like it only happens when you press the “search button” more than once. I was asked to wait for 4 minutes but when I typed in my word and clicked “search” everything worked.

Mmm...I don't know about that; the search function has always been pretty damn slow for me, and I did figure out early on that hitting the button more than once gives you the big ol' stop sign tread93 described.

It doesn't seem like 4 minutes - but only 4 seconds.

You are searching too quickly. Wait 4 seconds. (There is a Google-based search engine on the search page that does not have this limit.)

So far ninjastic has helped me search faster than the forum search feature. I almost forgot that the feature existed - that's because I never use it as often as I do ninjastic. The best suggestion is to use ninjastic for fast searches - I and many other users have switched to it.

[PX-Z]

Why is it that Btalk search bar is slow as molasses? I make one search and the whole system is down for 10 minutes lol

Nobody is using that search for a long time and I think theymos should just remove it, or think of some update imrovement.
I would suggest to use Ninjastic.space website if you want to search something quickly, or search from menu tab in the top left side.

In fact i never used it for a proper use since then, just testing when some users encountered errors like this. I always use google using the google search of course not with google search in forum page.

[shahzadafzal]

Why is it that Btalk search bar is slow as molasses? I make one search and the whole system is down for 10 minutes lol

Yes 1 search in 4 second is the limit and that limit is for everyone irrespective of the rank.

Just use google based search engine, lol. It's already added to bitcointalk. Also nobody use forum's search that much. We tend to use ninjastic.

Yes you can use the Google Search Option available in forum but I don't like it as the result shown from this view are different form normal google search and doesn't seems like regular google search

From above Google Search results will look like this.

But if you use google's keyword "site:bitcointalk.org" your search results will be more like regular google search and also more accurate results with no ads

	Google Search option in bitcointalk	Normal google search with 'site' keyword

So I will suggest use this option to search anything on bitcointalk

Code:

history of bitcoin site:bitcointalk.org

[DdmrDdmr]

<…> I make one search and the whole system is down for 10 minutes lol

You’d really need to be more specific, stating enough information for the admin/people to be able to reproduce the exact case (i.e. search string, browser, exact message returned (*), type of device, is it a recurrent error tested on different occasions, etc.).

I use the search function frequently without any issue whatsoever, although I always use the advanced search function in order to parametrize the query (i.e. delimit time interval, sort order, etc.).
 
(*):
The error message goes somewhere along the lines of:

An Error Has Occurred!
You are searching too quickly. Wait 4 seconds. (There is a Google-based search engine on the search page that does not have this limit.)

It should state a waiting period that depends on your Activity, ranging from 360 seconds to 4 seconds:

<…>

Code:

waittime = 360;
if(activity >= 15)
        waittime = (int)(90 - activity);
if(activity >= 60)
        waittime=(int)(34.7586 - (0.0793103 * activity));
if(activity >= 100)
        waittime = max((int)(14-(activity/50)), 4);

Since your Activity is currently 749, your waittime between searches should be of 4 seconds. That is, unless there are network issues on either end or you just happened to catch a minor point in time server hiccup.

[Cantsay]

It doesn't seem like 4 minutes - but only 4 seconds.

Yes, I saw the error while going through replies on the thread, but somehow I still forgot to strike the previous “4 minutes” and add the correct “4 seconds”.

Btw, thanks for the reminder.

[Mpamaegbu]

Some accounts, especially newbies, have restrictions, but I believe that your rank will enable you to search with out that error. I have now tried to click on the search button several times and have not encountered a problem.

Nope, I don't think it has anything to do with rank because I also experience it from time to time. However, reading what user Cantsay said; I guess that's the likely cause.

use -----> https://ninjastic.space/search

I think I will start making use of that now. I used to think it was mainly for archiving posts.