# A question about Search

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-search/360292>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [June 11, 2006, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-search/360292 "2006-06-11T12:27:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![justwannano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ab992/32.png) [@justwannano](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justwannano)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2006, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-search/360292/1 "2006-06-11T12:27:25Z")

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Why is the search function so out of date?  
When I search for posts b.m.s. it shows my last post was 4 months ago.

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**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2006, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-search/360292/2 "2006-06-11T13:29:53Z")

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6/6/06: [My blurry vision in my left lens was caused by a…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=7462352#post7462352)  
6/5/06: [The old ones were progressives with…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/search.php?searchid=1707462)

Maybe you caught the search function at a bad time?

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**Author:** ![justwannano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ab992/32.png) [@justwannano](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justwannano)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2006, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-search/360292/3 "2006-06-12T04:55:34Z")

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> [@Squink](#):
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> 6/6/06: [My blurry vision in my left lens was caused by a…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=7462352#post7462352)  
> 6/5/06: [The old ones were progressives with…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/search.php?searchid=1707462)
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> Maybe you caught the search function at a bad time?

Thats 3 out of3 times then.  
The last post it shows me is" Cheney shoots hunting partner" 2/17/06.

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**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2006, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-search/360292/4 "2006-06-12T05:07:38Z")

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Bang up to date for me. The last post showing is the one in this thread.

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2006, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-search/360292/5 "2006-06-12T12:23:25Z")

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Short answer: dunno. Sorry you’re having problems.