Searching message board?

Do you mean for older posts? You can go to "Edit Account" and chose to have more days of posts shown to you (that can slow your browser). There aren't keyword searches or anything, just eyeball the list is all I know about (maybe someone else knows a method). Maybe under "edit" on the toolbar, use find on this page (control + F) once you get the list open.

A good idea:

In the account area have a section for the message board that lists what threads you have participated in recently and indicates whether or not there are any new replies to that thread since you last checked it.

Hmmm, sounds like a subscription inducement to me.

PS: Jafo, if you're reading this I tried to buy a subscription yesterday but they couldn't validate my card (even though I use it just about every day). What next?