HOW TO SEARCH NIN.COM FORUMS
 

06/05/09 10:06 AM

STEP 1: Click the "Search" link below the ad at the top of the page.

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STEP 2: Search the forum you're about to post in.

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STEP 3: Make sure to select the "All Dates" option to search the entire forum history of threads.

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STEP 4: Make sure to select the "Show Results as Threads" option to return threads, and not individual messages within threads.

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STEP 5: Select the best option for words. Usually select the "All Words" option. If you wanted to search an exact phrase ( eg. "Head like a Hole" ) select "Exact Phrase".

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STEP 6: Type in what you want to search.

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STEP 7: Make sure to check ALL the returned results for a thread. There are usually multiple pages to look through. However, each page generally takes 30 seconds or so to review, so don't be lazy and actually look at all threads.

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IF THE THREAD YOU WANT TO START ISN'T RETURNED USING THIS SEARCH METHOD, GO AHEAD AND CREATE IT.

IF THE THREAD YOU WANT TO START IS RETURNED USING THIS SEARCH METHOD, POST THERE INSTEAD OF MAKING A NEW THREAD.

 
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