As I said in the FAQ, the Filter is our best tool for finding things by thread name. You can use the Old Advanced Forum Search in our QuickLinks dropdown menu to find posts by message title or by the name of the poster.

Whatever search engine you use, don't put too much in the search box. A distinctive combination of two or three words may be enough. Remember that some words have alternate spellings - if you pick the wrong alternate, your search won't find anything. Also, beware of things like ampersands and apostrophes that can gum up search engines, or fadas and other special characters. For that matter even the word "and" can gum up a search. Try to search for distinctive but ordinary words. After a while, you'll get the knack of it. I can find almost anything here most of the time - but then when I get cocky, I regularly fall on my face and get shown up by some young whippersnapper like BK Lick (who has never been known to fail).

-Joe-