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Yonnie3

(17,476 posts) Fri Oct 20, 2023, 09:50 AM Oct 2023

Video & Multimedia Forum Archive from DU3

I wanted to find an old post in Video & Multimedia. I didn't see a way to get to that forum much less search it.

I managed to get to the forum with an old link to a post there and was able to scroll through it but not search it.

Then I found the list of retired forums at Latest Discussions»Help & Search way down the page

There appears to be no way to search the retired stuff because the forums don't appear in the search menu. I tried to use the google search for such look ups with limited success

Am I missing something?

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Video & Multimedia Forum Archive from DU3 (Original Post) Yonnie3 Oct 2023 OP

I don't think you're missing anything... EarlG Oct 2023 #1

Thanks Yonnie3 Oct 2023 #2

An advanced search of Retired Forums return no results Yonnie3 Oct 2023 #3

EarlG

(21,965 posts)

1. I don't think you're missing anything...

Reply to Yonnie3 (Original post)

Fri Oct 20, 2023, 10:05 AM

Oct 2023

The Advanced Search feature does allow you to search Retired Forums, but you're right, you can't search individual Retired Forums. You can search all of them at once by selecting "Retired Forums" from the Forums drop-down menu -- which could help you narrow down what you're looking for -- but there's currently no option to search individual retired forums.

I daresay it would be possible to change this so that all the Retired Forums could be searched individually, but I'll be honest, this is not a high priority for us at the moment.

Yonnie3

(17,476 posts)

2. Thanks

Reply to EarlG (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 20, 2023, 10:11 AM

Oct 2023

I wanted to be sure there wasn't a keyboard to chair interface problem.

I will miss this function at least twice a year. I'll get back to you in 6 months or so.

Yonnie3

(17,476 posts)

3. An advanced search of Retired Forums return no results

Reply to EarlG (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 20, 2023, 10:29 AM

Oct 2023

It is very quick to do so. My guess it is not searching anything.

I searched for "the" in all posts since January and it popped right back with no results. Less demanding searches also yield no results.

Search term(s): the
Post author:
Forum: Retired Forums
Post type: All posts and replies
Start date: January 20 2023
End date: October 20 2023

Search term(s):
Post author: Rhiannon12866
Forum: Retired Forums
Post type: Original Posts
Start date: January 20 2023
End date: October 20 2023

Something for way down the bug list?

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