# Is there a reliable way to search for stuff from the pre-2017 forum? **URL:** \ **Category:** My EVE\ **Created:** [April 9, 2023, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/is-there-a-reliable-way-to-search-for-stuff-from-the-pre-2017-forum/401777 "2023-04-09T08:07:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yiole\_Gionglao](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/yiole_gionglao/32/374866_2.png) [@Yiole\_Gionglao](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Yiole_Gionglao)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/is-there-a-reliable-way-to-search-for-stuff-from-the-pre-2017-forum/401777/1 "2023-04-09T08:07:31Z")
After trying with this forum, I need to look for a certain keyword posted by one of my characters in the older forums, and I wonder, is there a reliable way to do it? Do the old forums still be archived and do they still have a specific search function so I can avoid Google’s shenanigans? ---
**Author:** ![Oriki\_Ahvilen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/oriki_ahvilen/32/395043_2.png) [@Oriki\_Ahvilen](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Oriki_Ahvilen)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 9:32am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/is-there-a-reliable-way-to-search-for-stuff-from-the-pre-2017-forum/401777/2 "2023-04-09T09:32:13Z")
> [@Yiole\_Gionglao](#): > > Do the old forums still be archived and do they still have a specific search function so I can avoid Google’s shenanigans? Archived yes. Specific search function… not that I’m aware of. Though, I’ve found your 2018 post: > [@How to search information in the old forums?](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/how-to-search-information-in-the-old-forums/52452): > > I’ve tried the obvious path (google keyword + eve forums) but that didn’t work, in a horrible way: I got a lot of results on the keyword, and then the front page of current eve forums… but no trace of the old forums. EvE-search is tuned to the current Discourshit abomination and the old forums are read-only and not searchable. So, is there any solution? Google shenanigans… ---
**Author:** ![Yiole\_Gionglao](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/yiole_gionglao/32/374866_2.png) [@Yiole\_Gionglao](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Yiole_Gionglao)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 12:12pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/is-there-a-reliable-way-to-search-for-stuff-from-the-pre-2017-forum/401777/3 "2023-04-09T12:12:46Z")
Doh, I’ve been looking for it for long, don’t I? Or maybe I was looking for something else… guess I still could try asking out the specific information I need rather than follow the breadcrumbs to it. 🤔 I guess that when people in the past imagined some kind of “universal information repository anyone could access anytime from anywhere” couldn’t figure the kind of information overload that would come along with it… ---
**Author:** ![Dyver\_Phycad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/dyver_phycad/32/358575_2.png) [@Dyver\_Phycad](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Dyver_Phycad)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/is-there-a-reliable-way-to-search-for-stuff-from-the-pre-2017-forum/401777/4 "2023-04-09T15:56:09Z")
> **[EVE Search](https://eve-search.com/)** > > The alternative guide to the EVE-Online forums. Mirrors and enables advanced search options to browse the EVE-Online forums. That maybe? ---
**Author:** ![system1](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/4/1/41ec4921cbaca7a6f9ea556e7cc20018461eae5e.png) [@system1](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/system1)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2023, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/is-there-a-reliable-way-to-search-for-stuff-from-the-pre-2017-forum/401777/5 "2023-07-08T15:56:51Z")
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