Originally Posted by KathyWdrf
As for the moderators helping by doing a search (which they still have access to), very few of them do that. (In some cases, I wonder if the moderator even knows how to use the FT search function. Maybe a little tutorial would help.) My impression is that most moderators act as police officers, trying to prevent or end flame wars and off-topic ramblings, more than anything else; there are notable exceptions, of course!!!
Have you asked a moderator to search for you and been turned down or ignored?
I've gotten several requests from members to do searches for them. I've done so fairly quickly, and I think I also did a pretty good job in each case culling down the results to the threads most relevant to their questions. In each case the customer seemed satisfied.
If there's a search you'd like help with, feel free to PM me.
Btw, I've posted some search results on threads where doing so seemed germaine. But mostly I've just replied to requests when asked.