# can't find a thread in search.... **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 27, 2001, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-a-thread-in-search/90006 "2001-10-27T21:50:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pezwookiee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9d8465/32.png) [@pezwookiee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezwookiee)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2001, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-a-thread-in-search/90006/1 "2001-10-27T21:50:42Z")
Hey, I remember a while back reading a column that Cecil did about whether or not “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” is based on a true story. I tried using search, but was unable to find the article. Is the articale still around? Can anyone help me find it? ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2001, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-a-thread-in-search/90006/2 "2001-10-27T22:21:02Z")
[http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5\_253.html](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_253.html) ---
**Author:** ![pezwookiee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9d8465/32.png) [@pezwookiee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezwookiee)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2001, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-a-thread-in-search/90006/3 "2001-10-28T03:32:13Z")
Thanks a bunch, **Eutychus55**. Hmmm… I still wonder why the search engine didn’t show the article when I tried “massacre” or “texas.” (I used “chainsaw” as one word instead of two in another search, so that would explain that round I suppose.) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2001, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-a-thread-in-search/90006/4 "2001-10-28T21:00:49Z")
Which search engine were you using? The button up in the upper right corner of this page just searches the message board postings, not the columns. If you want to search columns, you need to use the search linked to on the main straightdope page. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Quentin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@Sam\_Quentin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Quentin)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2001, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-a-thread-in-search/90006/5 "2001-10-28T22:58:02Z")
The search seems to be stuck on a single forum. Isn’t there a way to search all the forums? ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2001, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-a-thread-in-search/90006/6 "2001-10-28T23:46:35Z")
Not any more. That feature was disabled since it was wearing down the hamsters and the emergency back-up gerbils. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-a-thread-in-search/90006/7 "2001-10-29T05:55:37Z")
Well, if they would just step into the 21st century and get themselves a couple of ferrets, there wouldn’t be this problem. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![pezwookiee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9d8465/32.png) [@pezwookiee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezwookiee)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-a-thread-in-search/90006/8 "2001-10-29T16:57:23Z")
I used the search on the straight dope home page, not the message board search. ---
**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:** [October 29, 2001, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-a-thread-in-search/90006/9 "2001-10-29T17:14:40Z")
You mean the search on the Archive page, correct? There’s two engines there, one takes you to what’s on the archive page itself, the other one goes through the columns, special reports, etc. Neither of them has anything to do with the Straight Dopie Message Board search engine, which is a whole 'nother animal altogether. your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2001, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-a-thread-in-search/90006/10 "2001-10-30T00:55:05Z")
**pezwookiee** , I went to this page, [Welcome to the Straight Dope archives!](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/), entered “texas massacre” in the search field, and found 4 columns, including the one mentioned by **Eutychus55**. I think the correct explanation is what we computer nerds like to call “user error.” Go forth, and sin no more. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2001, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-a-thread-in-search/90006/11 "2001-10-30T04:08:22Z")
Actually… A few weeks ago, there was a thread along the lines of “posters’ posting habits you find annoying”. I think it was in IMHO, and I’m tempted to say it was started by **Phlip**. Anyway, I was at **KKBattousai** ’s place when I first saw the thread. Not wanting to mess with his cookies (heh), I decided to read more/post to it when I got home. But when I finally got home, I couldn’t find the thread. Did the thread get deleted, or did I imagine it?