You're talking about the search box in the upper righthand corner of the forum page.
I have found that to be difficult to use and pretty much without benefit.
Try using this search instead. No asterisks and a lot more usable, IMHO.
25 posted on 08/06/2014 8:22:38 AM PDT by upchuck
(It's a shame nobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care.)