# A search problem **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 31, 2007, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-search-problem/431808 "2007-12-31T16:07:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-search-problem/431808/1 "2007-12-31T16:07:06Z")
Hi, I remember seeing several months ago some posts which linked webpages where freelancers could offer their services for editorial-type work. Since I’m setting up shop as a technical translator, I thought I’d search for those. But the one poster whose name I remember from that thread is **Cairo Carol** and when I search for posts by her I get an “Invalid” error. Since the last time she was on was to tell us she was about to move back to Indonesia, I imagine her subscription has lapsed. Would there be another way to search, or basically it’s a matter of going to GQ and rolling through last year’s worth of pages? (Guess I can try a new GQ, someone is bound to link the original thread, knowing Dopers) The exact error is: Invalid User specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the webmaster ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-search-problem/431808/2 "2007-12-31T16:09:52Z")
Try doing a search for **CairoCarol**. You inserted an extra space between ‘Cairo’ and ‘Carol’. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-search-problem/431808/3 "2007-12-31T16:12:51Z")
**Skip** , I love you!