Here is the closest approximation of what Novice might be talking about. And yes, I would totally love something like this, although I realize the work involved might mean toning this down quite a bit. :)
heck, it should be easier now that if it's server side, you can do a direct database query.
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from a new thread; link this with the html
<a href="/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=002qqY">Petition: Verifex's character search</a>