# Can't find old posts

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-old-posts/394013>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [February 28, 2007, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-old-posts/394013 "2007-02-28T13:13:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2007, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-old-posts/394013/1 "2007-02-28T13:13:07Z")

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Much to the consternation of Dopers of good taste everywhere, I’ve recently returned to the boards. My chief reason for re-subscribing was to be able to re-read some of my old posts. Yes, I realize that’s narcissistic.

I’m surprsed to find that I can’t seem to locate any of my posts prior to 2002. I know about the Winter of Our Missed Content and everything (hell, I lived through it with the rest of you), but is there a reason that I can’t find anything from before that?

When I search for all my posts, I get 750 results, which is a suspiciously round number.

Did you guys add an archive while I was gone?

Sorry if this is covered in a FAQ. I looked but didn’t see.

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**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2007, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-old-posts/394013/2 "2007-02-28T13:18:35Z")

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The search only returns 750 results. Try searching individual forums, or returning “Oldest First” (instead of the default newest). According to **Jerry** , some threads have been offloaded and will, maybe, be returned later.

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2007, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-old-posts/394013/3 "2007-02-28T13:23:56Z")

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Ah. I knew that number seemed suspicious. Thanks, **Garfield**.

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**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2007, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-old-posts/394013/4 "2007-03-01T19:48:35Z")

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Hey! Welcome back!

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2007, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-old-posts/394013/5 "2007-03-05T15:43:39Z")

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Thanks, **Troy**!