that is one reason i never tell someone to search... i'll always give what i can... if i recently join a board, and I am not helped, I will think that nobody knows anything, and is too lazy to help... when a question is asked... I want every member to get the same ease of an answer as I we were getting here last year...
when i joined Jeepz.com, I read throught EVERY post on EVERY page before joining... but that was just me, i wanted to know what the board was about, and how the people were... and to this day, i take pride in the information that we provide each other... I don't want it to turn into a search engine, its a board for a reason, to talk.... but, don't get me wrong... the search option is a great thing... i use it all the time