I can never find anything useful with Search on this site. Usually, it points to threads with literally hundreds, sometimes more than 1000 posts, and no one has time to read them all. But if you ask someone that you are sure knows, you get "use the search function".

We need to ban the "Use Search" answer and start assuming most folks are smart enough to have tried. We've already accepted that the forums need work.

EDIT:
I just figured out how to show posts, but most people will try using the search bar atop the page, which gives far worse results. Can using that bar default to a posts view instead of a threads view at user request in the future? Its getting to the point that I really love doing my research until it requires coming to Maemo.org, which is a pain in the aspirin, and something I truly abhor.

I won't trumpet other communities, but most forums I frequent are easier to use than this. One idea I have is doing as some of the open source forums I frequent. Make a custom Google Search bar that pays Maemo.org for us using it, and let us search from there, with a "search TMO or the Web" option.