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[D.Hayden]

I'm trying to search through the classifieds looking for a post of mine way back.. maybe 2008?

The search seems to use either the name OR the dates?

Any suggesitons?

[DWFAN]

Advanced search, posts by you, in forum classifieds, with a certain keyword you may have used. That should work..?

[ChuckS]

Dave,

I just tried a search with no date limits in the classifieds for both you and I and found that it returns nothing older than 2009. Perhaps some stuff got lost with an upgrade or something. I did try a date limited search and only got the appropriate subset of the results from my open search of my stuff so it does seem to use name AND date.

Later,

Chuck

[diehli]

If you recall verbiage you may have used, a Google search will likely yield the best results.

Something like "thingamajig & D.Hayden & 2008 site:brianenos.com", sans quotes.

The forum software seems to only show stuff going back a year, if you use the "My Content" search parameter.

[diehli]

Google says there's 828 results using: d.hayden & 2008 & classifieds site:brianenos.com

[D.Hayden]

Thanks Chuck.. that;'s what I was wondering - that's about as far back as I could figure out as well

[D.Hayden]

Google says there's 828 results using: d.hayden & 2008 & classifieds site:brianenos.com

I'll give that a whirl - that doesn't sound possible though - lol

[ima45dv8]

Click on yours or anyone else's member name to access their profile. Click "View Content".

In the upper-left corner will be this note:

(Search limited from 18-November 10)

I think that was one of those times when we had either a database-index crash. Brian had his server vendor make certain upgrades to help prevent it in the future, but the damage was done.

I wish there was a way to restore it.

[D.Hayden]

I can make a decent search to about March 2009 - but not before.. like Chuck was saying

It think that Content.. is just a sub search..

Google gave me squat.. lol

[Flexmoney]

What, exactly, are you searching for

[shred]

Using the date feature in Advanced Search I can get back to waay-back-when. The 'my content' button is limited though.

I found some posts of mine back to 2001.. I suspect the search stops at 40 pages, so you have to be sure to get under the limit.

Here's a couple entertaining blasts from the past:

"How did you find this site?" (all 291 of you. In 5 months!): http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2737&st=0&p=21239&fromsearch=1entry21239

A classic EricW Rant: Armchair Commandos Do you still wear your "Tactical" Spiderman underwear? http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1638&st=0&p=63054&fromsearch=1entry63054