Searching is back on for any user with more than 25 posts unless the load gets out of hand, the search function will have to be turned back off. In a week preparation starts for a server upgrade and turn searches on permanently when the upgrade is done.

 

Sorry but the search feature had to be turned off again at least through the end of December for non-Club FTE members and non-staff. The load was simply way too high to be sustainable untill the updated load balancer and equipment can be installed.
You can always use Google or another search engine to search the site.
To give you an idea of the load here are some FTE site statistics from last night:
Threads: 540,933, Posts: 4,119,660, Users Registered: 372,229

 

Man we could vote and have our own state.