[[project @ 2002-04-30 15:11:40 by simonmar]
simonmar**20020430151140
 Add a section entitled "How do I tell if my bug has already been reported?"
] {
hunk ./ghc/docs/users_guide/intro.sgml 233
-    check the outstanding bugs here to make sure it hasn't already
-    been reported.  Or:</para>
+    check the outstanding bugs here and search the archives to make
+    sure it hasn't already been reported.  Or:</para>
hunk ./ghc/docs/users_guide/intro.sgml 242
+    <sect2>
+      <title>How do I tell if my bug has already been
+      reported?</title>
+      
+      <para>Try searching the mailing list archives.  The archives
+      don't have a built-in search facility, but we find that <ulink
+      url="http://www.google.com/">Google</ulink>'s site search works
+      pretty well: enter
+      <quote><literal>site:www.haskell.org</literal></quote> followed
+      by your search term into Google.</para>
+    </sect2>
+
}