I use the SEARCH feature a lot to figure out my questions but we all have to understand that the newcomers (especially those who never used an internet board before) will not realize the potential of the SEARCH feature.
Benefits for the SEARCH feature:
- topics from the past come in handy
- waiting for a reply might take some time
- saves bandwidth
- less posts for moderators to review
- its like an encylopedia (of micro R/C in this case) with the right keywords
- other benefits i have not thought about
Of course, keywords is the key to successful search. Using "Microsizers" as a keyword is not a good idea because I'm quite sure at least a fourth of the topics in this board will come out. But when you add another keyword, like "range", you'll probably narrow it down significantly (yes, I know range will really still leave a lot of topics out there). But when you add additional keywords like "short", you'll narrow it down some more (those keywords will still clutter your results, since microsizer range is a hot topic). Sometimes, if you can't find what you want try to use other words that have a similar meaning, like instead of "Microsizers" you could use "Bit Char" (note: not many would say the full name "Bit Char-G" and some frequently use "Bit(s)"). Also, you may think of other words that would help you narrow the search down to about ten to twenty topics, like for example, the example search "MICROSIZERS RANGE SHORT", a good keyword to add is "increase" (as the solution would INCREASE the range). Well, thats my rough introduction on searching and keywords.