Post Reply - Search Help

I was trying to do some searches in the forums, but ran into some problems.

For one thing, Search does not accept a search word of less than 4 letters, like "IBM". This seems like a severe limitation since "IBM", "SG", "WRA", etc. are 3 letters or less. Is this due to a software restriction, or someone simply set a limit? If someone just arbitrarily limited the search criteria, I would request that it be removed. Even something like "I.B.M." would work, if Search counts that as 6 characters and everyone uses that term (with periods) in their post text / title. Or maybe just exempt capitalized letters from the 3-letter limit.

For another, Search seems to have an auto-lockout of 30 seconds between searches:
I was logged in.
The CMP Forums do the same thing and it is very annoying. If I don't get a hit with "hashmark", I might want to immediately try just "hash" and see if I get a broader search. But I have to wait 30 seconds and count down until I can submit the new search. I'm not sure what the 30 second timeout is for. Timeout is for kids with temper tantrums.

Also, there really is no Help button/link. Not that I could find, anyway. I looked all over. If I missed it somewhere, please point me in the right direction. Otherwise, it would be helpful to have a Help link or icon, at least on the FAQ page, to allow new users to submit questions like this without having to post a new thread. Or, maybe, just use the link to automatically start a new thread in this forum for them.

Thanks for any clarification.