# Hello. Sorry, {Looking for help finding old threads from before the board software change} **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 27, 2024, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-sorry-looking-for-help-finding-old-threads-from-before-the-board-software-change/1000816 "2024-04-27T03:15:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TheKingOfSoup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/34f0e0/32.png) [@TheKingOfSoup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheKingOfSoup)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-sorry-looking-for-help-finding-old-threads-from-before-the-board-software-change/1000816/1 "2024-04-27T03:15:54Z")
But I can’t see how to access old threads (10-20 years) that I loved and now miss, or posted in and am sometimes foolishly proud of what I wrote, back when I thought myself clever. I can type my username into the search function and get only the most recent half-dozen post/threads. If I just have to say goodbye to these old conversations, I’ll be sad, but if I’m just too stupid to retrieve the old stories, and someone can help, then I will be stupid and grateful, which is better than just stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-sorry-looking-for-help-finding-old-threads-from-before-the-board-software-change/1000816/2 "2024-04-27T03:22:51Z")
Your profile says your join date was Jun 29, 2020. Did you post under a different username back then? You can search for old threads by putting “@TheKingOfSoup before:2005-01-01” in the search box. But that shows nothing because your username is newer than that. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-sorry-looking-for-help-finding-old-threads-from-before-the-board-software-change/1000816/3 "2024-04-27T03:26:09Z")
I got a few results using this Google search: - [TheKingOfSoup site:straightdope.com](https://www.google.com/search?q=TheKingOfSoup+site%3Astraightdope.com&sca_esv=4ec8c5ee11c012e4&sxsrf=ACQVn08GftYCbKf-j_qRDMkEhRyqFK9v2w%3A1714188263604&source=hp&ei=528sZpDkIof9ptQP5sKe8A0&iflsig=ANes7DEAAAAAZix99xgXRA6uya-PQx17Q8dPCkGP-NXG&ved=0ahUKEwjQ85z0uOGFAxWHvokEHWahB94Q4dUDCBc&uact=5&oq=TheKingOfSoup+site%3Astraightdope.com&gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6IiNUaGVLaW5nT2ZTb3VwIHNpdGU6c3RyYWlnaHRkb3BlLmNvbUjTgQFQmwlY5kFwA3gAkAEAmAFpoAGTC6oBBDIwLjO4AQPIAQD4AQL4AQGYAgigAqkFqAIKwgIHECMYJxjqAsICCBAAGIAEGKIEwgIHECEYoAEYCpgDBJIHAzQuNKAHkCE&sclient=gws-wiz#ip=1) ETA: With spaces gives some other results using Google: - [The King Of Soup site:straightdope.com](https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=4ec8c5ee11c012e4&sxsrf=ACQVn0_mi3ANQ7xRZVkbAW2sp5_8GhOzhQ:1714188811308&q=The+King+Of+Soup+site:straightdope.com&spell=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjZ7LP5uuGFAxVFrokEHaozASMQBSgAegQIBxAC&biw=2560&bih=1315&dpr=1) ---
**Author:** ![TheKingOfSoup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/34f0e0/32.png) [@TheKingOfSoup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheKingOfSoup)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-sorry-looking-for-help-finding-old-threads-from-before-the-board-software-change/1000816/4 "2024-04-27T03:27:36Z")
This is weird. I always thought my user name was The King of Soup (with the spaces), but that doesn’t seem to work either. Is there a way to check up on that? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-sorry-looking-for-help-finding-old-threads-from-before-the-board-software-change/1000816/5 "2024-04-27T03:29:16Z")
> [@TheKingOfSoup](#): > > The King of Soup (with the spaces), but that doesn’t seem to work either. Is there a way to check up on that? Our new home does not like spaces in usernames and replaced them with underscores. Try @The_King_of_Soup. ---
**Author:** ![TheKingOfSoup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/34f0e0/32.png) [@TheKingOfSoup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheKingOfSoup)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-sorry-looking-for-help-finding-old-threads-from-before-the-board-software-change/1000816/6 "2024-04-27T06:55:30Z")
Thank you, **Skywatcher** , I either forgot or more likely never learned about the underscores, which is now why I an TheKingOfSoup instead of what I thought I was. Would still like to get back to normal but am nonetheless very grateful to see that everything I said twenty years ago isn’t necessarily gone. ---
**Author:** ![TheKingOfSoup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/34f0e0/32.png) [@TheKingOfSoup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheKingOfSoup)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-sorry-looking-for-help-finding-old-threads-from-before-the-board-software-change/1000816/7 "2024-04-27T06:58:47Z")
And thank you too, **Whack-a-mole** , you opened up a lot of helpful stuff too. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-sorry-looking-for-help-finding-old-threads-from-before-the-board-software-change/1000816/8 "2024-04-27T16:38:03Z")
You’re welcome. > [@TheKingOfSoup](#): > > Would still like to get back to normal @engineer_comp_geek might be able to help with that. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-sorry-looking-for-help-finding-old-threads-from-before-the-board-software-change/1000816/9 "2024-04-27T17:09:34Z")
I put thekingofsoup site:boards.straightdope.com into Google. Got this: [https://www.google.com/search?q=thekingofsoup+site%3Aboards.straightdope.com&client=firefox-b-1-d&sca\_esv=9cec5b57dbcb4293&ei=BTEtZsCzN6Wtp84P4a61iAI&ved=0ahUKEwiAyqGK8eKFAxWl1skDHWFXDSEQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=thekingofsoup+site%3Aboards.straightdope.com&gs\_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiKnRoZWtpbmdvZnNvdXAgc2l0ZTpib2FyZHMuc3RyYWlnaHRkb3BlLmNvbUigJlD9DVjDFnABeACQAQCYAVygAbEBqgEBMrgBA8gBAPgBAZgCAKACAJgDAIgGAZIHAKAHWg&sclient=gws-wiz-serp](https://www.google.com/search?q=thekingofsoup+site%3Aboards.straightdope.com&client=firefox-b-1-d&sca_esv=9cec5b57dbcb4293&ei=BTEtZsCzN6Wtp84P4a61iAI&ved=0ahUKEwiAyqGK8eKFAxWl1skDHWFXDSEQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=thekingofsoup+site%3Aboards.straightdope.com&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiKnRoZWtpbmdvZnNvdXAgc2l0ZTpib2FyZHMuc3RyYWlnaHRkb3BlLmNvbUigJlD9DVjDFnABeACQAQCYAVygAbEBqgEBMrgBA8gBAPgBAZgCAKACAJgDAIgGAZIHAKAHWg&sclient=gws-wiz-serp) ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-sorry-looking-for-help-finding-old-threads-from-before-the-board-software-change/1000816/10 "2024-04-28T14:09:35Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > > [@TheKingOfSoup](#): > > > > The King of Soup (with the spaces), but that doesn’t seem to work either. Is there a way to check up on that? > > Our new home does not like spaces in usernames and replaced them with underscores. Try @The_King_of_Soup. Yes, looking at @The_King_of_Soup 's activity page, I see tons of threads going back quite a ways: > **[@The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_king_of_soup/activity)** ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2024, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-sorry-looking-for-help-finding-old-threads-from-before-the-board-software-change/1000816/11 "2024-07-13T18:53:25Z")
Possibly apropos of nothing the OP is interested in, but when I want to find one of my more ancient posts, I think of a keyword that I’m pretty sure is in the post and is also rare for me to use. That usually does the trick for me.