re: Would the exposure be that much greater?
Target now: sum total of whats been discussed over the last couple of weeks max.
Target after indexing exposed: sum total of everything thats been discussed on the zone since, what, 2002?
Yeah, the exposure would be enormous, plus the 'zombie thread' phenomenon would drown the board as spam bots and web cranks locate old threads and post to them.
My prediction is that you would end up with more work than you would save with a google based search.
Let our 'sphere of influence' be limited to what it is now, which seems 'just right'. Don't view search as a vehicle to 'expand' our net presence. The two are different issues and should be addressed seperately.
Yeti