Can I make a request? This forum is a little difficult to browse on iPad, and obviously even more difficult on iPhones and other smart phones, and I think it'd be a pretty obvious statement to say that a lot of people on here are using such devices. There's an app, Tapatalk, which allows users to browse any forum which has been rigged to support it with fantastic simplicity, particularly the HD version for iPad. I always set the forums I used to own up to work with Tapatalk and it paid off, Tapatalk HD on iPad is actually quicker and easier to browse than the actual forum websites, and the mobile version is brilliantly convenient too. Info on Tapatalk and how to install it into a forum: http://www.tapatalk.com/
I'm not entirely sure about the iPad, but try using the search function on the iPhone. It is, quite frankly, unusable.