Sorry, newbie question here

[Legolas]

Why do I have to choose a forum when searching?

Because searching all would take far too long - there are over 200,000 posts to search through. Most connections would timeout before the server sifted through every single thread. Some dial-up users even time out searching through some of the bigger forums. If you find it 'primitive,' donate some money for a new system. This site is run for no profit and the money comes straight from the administrators (and a few other members).

I don't even know which forum it was.

You should be able to figure out with relative ease because each forum is for a distinct purpose. The only two with any sort of overlap in subject are The Books and Novices & Newcomers.

There are a few more effective ways you can look for your own posts:
A) search the forums you suspect that you may have posted in by your member number, which will undoubtedly show the thread you posted in.
B) go to your user profile by clicking that link or the profile button above any of your posts. There, in the right hand corner, you will see a "View Recent Posts" link that will show you recent posts in all forums.
C) If you're searching for it the day you posted on it, you can check the active topics for today.

However, it looks like the thread you posted on has been deleted, unless you posted on it with a different account.

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 2:32 AM January 04, 2004: Message edited by: Legolas ]