I'm sorry but I don't understand. Perhaps you can email or send me an Instant Message explaining in more detail.

First, there are no "forum archives"; everything is accessible and is not located in another database or off-site.

Secondly, some threads are consolidated and locked by myself and given a title of being an "archive", but can still be searched with the search feature in the forum.

Thirdly, make sure you are searching the forum and not the entire site. The forum has its own database and is not bridged to allow for searching the rest of the site.

To perform a search, click on the word FIND in the forum menu. It used to say "search" but due to some confusion I changed it to FIND.

If you use the SEARCH feature for the main site, you'll only find articles, lessons, reviews, news, etc., all of which is not located in the forum.

I know it can be confusing. If I could make one search feature to cover everything I would, but I can't at this time.