Lol I can testify that the search feature is GREAT and goes back a long way -
I did a search for my own Spy-Girls Stories I've posted the other day to save them - and viola - they were all there
I think the Archives go back to the very beginning of this site
So same thing goes for pictures - if someone has a computer that crashed and you lost pics (and you posted some on here)...you may be able to recover them off the site too