Why do personal site search engines suck?

[kyle]

I've notice especially on news sites but even on many personal blogs searching sucks and either doesn't give you results or gives you too many results.

Many sites either don't have a date search box or if they do it rarely ever works.


Also forums seem to cleverly hide their search boxes too where it's like playing one of those hidden object games.

Anybody else get frustrated using a search that does a certain webpage only?