Alex C
Inspired
It appears that the vBulletin forum search character minimum is currently set to the default value of 4. This makes it impossible to search for many common terms, especially acronyms (MFC, FCB, QSC, LED, USB, etc.). It's possible to use a custom search on Google (that includes "site:fractalaudio.com"), but many users (especially those new to the forum and likely to repost topics) may not recognize the need for a separate search. In this thread, a non-noob forum member had to create a new topic because a search for "fan" simply returns the message "Sorry - no matches. Please try some different terms." Without a mention of the character minimum, it can appear that a term or topic has never appeared on the forum.
vBulletin has a page detailing the process for Changing Minimum Search Characters here.
vBulletin has a page detailing the process for Changing Minimum Search Characters here.