new thread location

[Joan Hobbs]

:confused::confused:What is the life time of a new thread?
How do you find threads that are days or weeks old?

[Bill Archibald]

Joan,

Threads and posts last forever - unless we have a mishap, which unfortunately happened last Christmas time. I won't get into details, but we are backing up more often now.

There is a search feature. Check the top menu bar of this BB and you will see the word "search". Click it. Under "Advanced Search" you can search under a number of parameters, including time.

If you need help searching for something specific, let us know and we might be able to help.

good luck,

-Bill

[ProWallGuy]

You can try the search, but its much easier to click the 'New Posts' button on the blue bar when you log in. This will show you everything new since the last time you were logged in here.

Also, if you just click on random forums to explore old threads, scroll down to the bottom of the page, and on the left you will see a box called 'Display Options'. You will see 3 drop-down menus, under the headers:

Sorted by
Sort order
From the

Click the arrow by 'From the' and choose Beginning. Then click the Show Threads button, and you will see everything posted in that forum since the beginning.