Ron
I just checked the old forum software and as far as I can see everything is still there, for example the oldest topic in the
Model Making Forum is time stamped 30 Jun 2000 : 00:29:08.
Things that can throw you a curve when looking in the old software are...[*]When you access what has become the home page of the old MLS software
(i.e. the old All-forums screen) where all of the forums are listed.
If you look to the far-right column in most but not all of the forums you'll find a
Folder Icon with the capital letter 'A' on it
.
What this means is, on those forums that have the
Archived Topics folder icon, there are in fact two levels of
Archived Topics in the old software. On those forums that do not have the
Archived Topics folder icon there's only one level[*]The first level; are the ones accessed by simply clicking the
Forum Title label link (e.g. Model Making Forum).[*]The second level: are the ones you can access by clicking the
Archived Topics icon.[/list]
[*]If you click the
Forum Title label link (e.g. Model Making), when the forum screen displays depending on the setting of the
Date Range Select field, which is located to the far right just above the
Last Post column. You may see no topics listed at all or some variable number listed.
If you've used the
Model Making forum as the example and have made sure to set the
Date Range Select field to the
Show all topics setting. You should see that you are on
Page 1 of 110 available pages.
Topics ranging from...[*]The most recent;
Cutting Up a Connie - Cont. with a reply by
FH&PB dated
06 Feb 2008 21:10:23 on page 1.[*]To the oldest;
I look for photos of the tenders of 2-8-0 Consolid with a reply by
Skull Leader dated
11 May 2005 06:43:48 on page 110.[/list]
[*]If you click the
Archived Topic icon
in the
Model Making Forum, and after the forum screen displays, once again making sure the
Date Range Select field is set to
Show all topics. You should see that you are on
Page 1 of 185 available pages.
Topics ranging from...[*]The most recent;
Removing Decals & Pad Printing - New tool with a reply by
BarrysBigTrains dated
10 May 2005 23:29:00 on page 1.[*]To the oldest;
Decals with a reply by
AlcoDiesel dated
07 Jul 2000 06:22:03 on page 185.[/list]
[*]The above fact, that there are two levels of archived topics also needs to be taken into consideration when using the
Search screen in the old forum software.
Making sure that the
Archived Posts check box is...[*]NOT CHECKED when you wish to search the first level of archived topics.[*]CHECKED when you wish to search the second level of archived topics.[/list][/list]
