10-10-2020, 08:00 AM
I don't know if this is baked into the forum software or if it's something that can be configured, but the search has a limit of four characters, I think. I understand the thinking behind it as a way to not overload the server with pointless searches, but I wonder if traffic is low enough here that the restriction is not warranted. It's really annoying in certain cases (I was trying to find a thread about the Kitchener MEC, for example) where there is a keyword that is lower than four characters but also distinctive. I've run into this problem on other forums when searching for KW, for instance. It's not a huge deal. In my case, I'm assuming that any thread about MEC would likely also include "mountain equipment", but I just wonder if the restriction is actually accomplishing anything.
