I can see them. Thanks.

me too!

But we can't bump them up, rats....I tried and it didn't work.

So....if anyone has any threads they think would be useful to the rest of us, you might want to link them here!

For those who need instructions, copy this: Description

Replace "http://www.XXX/"; with your link
Replace "Description" with the subject of the thread

I know Alku...I tried to bump the Storage one but it didn't work...you can see my bump in the thread itself, but it doesn't show up in the thread lists!

and sometimes I can Google a thread that I can't get to via Gardenweb.

Buehl: these were great links, very helpful to me and would never have found them without your post. Bumping you back up as others will surely value this too.

and PS to other GWebbers who may recall great links, please post them here as buehl has requested.

One thing I do is go to the last page (pg.67) and check to see if there are any threads that I, or anyone else, might like to keep active. Then I just "bump" it forward before it falls off.

great idea. Yet another excuse to stay glued to GW all night.

Way OT - Buehl, how are you doing?

Sorry MommyCooks, I just saw this! I'm doing OK...still fighting battles over my kitchen though...right now it's my granite!

Thanks for asking! How are you doing? How's your kitchen?

I've wondered about this, too, because you can turn up old threads through Google that won't show up in a Gardenweb search. The search feature has always had glitches, like not turning up a thread that has been added to that same day. This means that most active current threads don't show up in the search.

It seems like the search software hasn't been worked on since the founding days of Gardenweb, when the dictatorial webmaster would send you to Disney if he was peeved, usually by complaints like these about the site. It's too bad because there is so much accumulated wisdom in these forums but the poor search engine makes it hard to access that wisdom. At least IVillage won't send us to the Disney website for complaining, though.

My understanding is that the site is only indexed for searching once every 24 hours...that means if you post a message right after the indexing, your post won't show up in the search until the next day.

They have to index for searching, though, to be able to find and retrieve threads in an acceptable amount of time...i.e., it's probably a performance issue!