Help on finding old messages please

Pippie


Joined: 02/12/2009
Posts: 1288

Message Posted:
11/04/2010 19:37

Can anyone tell me if it's possible to look at your old postings that are no longer listed in your profile? Someone answered me on a topic a while ago and I was hoping that it was saved but now I must have made too many postings and when I click on my name it's dissappeared. Are they archived anywhere?



Thanks.

cooper


Joined: 23/10/2007
Posts: 3386

Message Posted:
11/04/2010 19:45

If you enter the topic in the search bar above you may find it that way.

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
11/04/2010 19:50

Yes, they are - and as long as all the hard disks of search engines are going to exist and don't crash they will remain available. There's a Google window on top of every thread. Write some keywords you remember or think you remember in the window and hit enter or search. You can try one of the hundreds of search engines also. If it's a special item you are looking for, try a specialized search engine. Nothing is lost or hidden if you know where and how to search.

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
11/04/2010 19:55

Pippie, start searching here (Google advanced): http://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
11/04/2010 19:59

This is a promising search engine also (from MSN): http://www.bing.com/?scope=web&FORM=W0LH&setplang=en-US&uid=FDB4AFF5

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
11/04/2010 20:02

Another interesting search engine (hitting 8 other search engines!) with good results: http://www.targ8.com/

cooper


Joined: 23/10/2007
Posts: 3386

Message Posted:
11/04/2010 20:08

Anymore and he will be searching for his search engines )

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
11/04/2010 20:12

Life ain't easy for a boy called Sue, cooper...

Pippie


Joined: 02/12/2009
Posts: 1288

Message Posted:
11/04/2010 20:15

Ok thanks, I'll keep searching for a few more hours!

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
12/04/2010 10:43

RE msg 9, Pippie: Did you find what you were looking for?

Pippie


Joined: 02/12/2009
Posts: 1288

Message Posted:
12/04/2010 20:50

Hi, I didn't find the message I was looking for but after a bit of sidetracking I found the info I wanted on someone else's posting!



Thanks for all the search engine tips. I particularly liked bing.com with the option to look in Turkey pages only - very useful!