# Is there a reliable way to search for stuff from the pre-2017 forum?

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**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")\
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**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")

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> [@Yiole\_Gionglao](#):
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> 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):
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> 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…

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