Why doesn't the search function work?
The search function was disabled because the forum has become so large that allowing searches using the internal search function degrades performance.
As an alternative, you can use Google or Yahoo's (or other search engine) advanced search functions, limiting the search to
http://www.officialforum.com
Example from Google:catching your own shot site:officialforum.com
Example from Yahoo:
http://search.yahoo.com/search?_adv_...vm=i&fl=0&n=10