[Gasification] back on-track [was] off topic discussion

[Harmon Seaver]

   It's pretty easy to limit any search to any specific archives or site
you want. In google, just go to the advanced search, and you'll see a
place to insert the name of any domain name you want to search, like
repp.org.


Tom Miles wrote:
> Peter, 
> 
>> When I tried the Google search engine it did not point to the Gas list
>> archives -- but the entire I-net -- very confusing!!
> 
> The (free) Google search from the gasification pages
> (http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org ) points to www.repp.org You get many
> links to messages from Gasification and Stoves that contain discussions of
> grates. You are then given the option of searching the web or www.repp.org.
> It defaults to the web, which you probably did. 
> 
> If you combine "stainless" and "grate" in your search term you will get
> messages that have both terms. 
> 
>> Maybe organizing the Arcs should be a top priority project??
> 
> We'll work on it. This is a volunteer activity with no budget so we do what
> we decide to make time and funds for. 
> 
> The continuing educational process is a challenge. We have made the archives
> so they can be searched and browsed. We set up the website in a way that
> subscribers to the site can contribute information so that it can be easily
> found. Information that is posted as "stories" on the site can be organized
> into topic areas an tagged with appropriate terms. Not many list members
> have been interested in becoming volunteer topic editors for the web site.
> People are more interested in gasifiers than in publishing.
> 
> Tom    
> 


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Harmon Seaver