Why can I not search the OT archives?

[Provost Harrison]

I was looking for something and it did not work, I cannot remember what it was off the top of my head. But anyway just to test it (I am sure this word should have been in there) I tested for the word bush (that should definitely be in there ) and it claimed that nothing could be found, which is an utter lie.

So what it up with the crappy thing?

[Snowflake]

What you should have done, is to search the A/C forum instead.

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=121666&highlight=search+archive

[lord of the mark]

the word "bush" does not occur in the OT. It has NEVER occured in the OT. Oceania has ALWAYS been at war with Eurasia. Any further questions?

[DrSpike]

It's on the to do list.

[Provost Harrison]

Helpful...

[Ecthy]

maybe you searched titles only, and his name never was in a title... or not.

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
Helpful...

Did you read the thread HongHu linked to for you?

[Skanky Burns]

He wasn't been sarcastic though.

[DRoseDARs]

Gatekeeper's thread about the passing of his cat reminded me of my own deathwatch-turned-memorial thread from last November. I found it with little trouble (though, most searches for other things are a little less successful).

[Snowflake]

IIRC markos said something like 10% of archive threads are indexed and searchable and the majority however are not.

[DrSpike]

Hopefully they will be soon.

[MOBIUS]

Yeah, especially when I have to back up something I said about Iraq on Poly earlier...

So should I just say "It's in the archives"

The only thread I can find in the archive search is Is Russia really any better with Democracy/Capitialism?

[Theben]

Does #7 apply here?

[Asher]

You can search the OT, you just need to select it by itself in the search forums box. It's simply not included in a default "all forums" search.

[Zoid]

I got 983 hits on Bush.

http://apolyton.net/forums/search.php?s=&action=showresults&searchid=297731&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending