Posted by Dr. Bob on April 6, 2004, at 21:41:50
In reply to PB sticky on checking archives? Dr. Bob, posted by spoc on April 6, 2004, at 17:43:23
> A lot of times I see people who may be new -- or new to researching a certain matter -- starting new threads with data/experience requests, that I know I've seen many archived threads devoted to that could help them immensely.
I agree, and others also get frustrated by that. It's labor-intensive, but it may be most effective to reply with a suggestion regarding the archives. Like I do about double double quotes...
But remember, you can lead a horse to archives, but you can't make him search...
> Maybe such a sticky could also have some basic info on the difference between PB searches and "PB-powered-by-Google" searches, and how to keep the date ranges recent.
FYI, I may be removing Psycho-Babble Search function entirely, it's getting really outdated and takes up a fair amount of space. But the Options and Examples would stay...
> I'd also add that when they are taken to Google from here, it's imperative to then click on "Advanced Search," so that they can narrow the avalanche of data found otherwise.
Speaking of which, what do you do there to narrow it down further? That's something I could add...
Bob
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