661917 Sat Oct 24 07:54:02 -0700 2009 12 40 Technical Help 0 5127279 How do I search within my own threads - or for that matter somebody else's. There may be a way to do it, but if so it was not immediately obvious. Sat Oct 24 07:54:03 -0700 2009 154622 Paulustrious 1 5127290 Control + F (for find) should help. Sat Oct 24 07:57:42 -0700 2009 5127279 249664 kattyeyes 2 5127307 Poor question by myself. Ctr-F is a browser directive within the visible output text on a page. I want to search through the hundreds of threads I have contributed to for an historical post. Sat Oct 24 08:08:10 -0700 2009 5127290 154622 Paulustrious 3 5127321 Ohhh, gotcha. I use Google for that (kattyeyes + whatever topic). Sat Oct 24 08:15:09 -0700 2009 5127307 249664 kattyeyes 1 5127319 I really hope there's an answer to this. I try to search using, for example, "pork shoulder roast c oliver" but that "oliver" triggers every "olive" word. Sat Oct 24 08:12:40 -0700 2009 5127279 131001 c oliver 1 5127324 when you do an advanced search, there's an option to enter a User Name, as well as one for a Post Title. either or both can help narrow it down. Sat Oct 24 08:17:15 -0700 2009 5127279 103920 goodhealthgourmet 2 5127342 I never looked at that. Thanks, I'll check it out. I've always liked my last name :) Sat Oct 24 08:28:53 -0700 2009 5127324 131001 c oliver 1 5128217 Tech support: Just a minute ago I searched the New England board for "BBQ" and "barbecue" and had my name inserted as "user name". I knew I had posted a response less than a week ago (in fact just three days ago), and it would not come up! I picked seven days and I tried other options. The search function is just crap. It is unreliable! Sat Oct 24 16:16:53 -0700 2009 5127279 137946 Scargod 2 5129041 Is this the thread you're looking for? http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/250356 Sun Oct 25 06:20:30 -0700 2009 5128217 10021 Jacquilynne 3 5129046 Yes, it is. I was able to track it down, but not with the new search tools here. Why is it so unpredictable or unreliable? I've been on here a while and know how to search. Sun Oct 25 06:25:24 -0700 2009 5129041 137946 Scargod 4 5129055 That thread is on the Tristate board, not the New England board. I don't deny that our Search function is less than ideal, but it's only able to work on the input it's actually provided. Sun Oct 25 06:28:44 -0700 2009 5129046 10021 Jacquilynne 5 5129082 OK, Jacquilynne, technically you've got me on that one! The thread says "BBQ in CT" and starts off discussing BBQ in two New Haven area places. The thread is very old and Joe Grates only does special events and the other place closed. It should never have been on the Tristate board in the first place, but then the Tristate board says "Southeastern CT". For the life of me, I cannot understand why you can't simply and quickly change the Tristate heading to say "Southwest CT" or "Norwalk, CT and West" (as a better defining description)! Sun Oct 25 06:52:28 -0700 2009 5129055 137946 Scargod 6 5129213 I've had a change request out on that for a very long time. Sun Oct 25 08:25:05 -0700 2009 5129082 10021 Jacquilynne