Personally, I would like to commend the mods/administrators for taking such bold action as they did in doing the complete overhaul of BF's - even though we never asked for it...

It was far more than a simple facelift I am sure, and it was an excellent improvement for their users.

The few things that don't work however, always tend to overshadow the many that do, so they really ought to hold the developer's feet to the fire to fix the search function.

But again, I do want to stress that their overall approach, and the look and feel, is far superior to that of other internet forums: I think it is reflective of the quality of its content, and of the many good people who play here. Kudos.