# How can I search for threads and posts over a year old? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 19, 2009, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-search-for-threads-and-posts-over-a-year-old/510740 "2009-09-19T19:46:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2009, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-search-for-threads-and-posts-over-a-year-old/510740/1 "2009-09-19T19:46:18Z")
Is there way to search using an actual date? I searched “all posts by magellan01” and only got 750 posts going back to May. and when I did an advanced search using information I know should generate results, I get 0 hits. Any ideas? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![janeslogin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2009, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-search-for-threads-and-posts-over-a-year-old/510740/2 "2009-09-19T20:41:01Z")
Did you try the methods posted at: Straight Dope Message Board \> Main \> About This Message Board ? Perhaps here: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=518829](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=518829) ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2009, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-search-for-threads-and-posts-over-a-year-old/510740/3 "2009-09-19T21:24:17Z")
Moved from General Questions to About This Message Board. \*\* Gfactor\*\* General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2009, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-search-for-threads-and-posts-over-a-year-old/510740/4 "2009-09-19T23:40:32Z")
> [@janeslogin](#): > > Did you try the methods posted at: Straight Dope Message Board \> Main \> About This Message Board ? > > Perhaps here: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=518829](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=518829) Thanks for that link. But I couldn’t find what I’m looking for. I can’t figure out how to combine daterange and poster name. I did what seemed logical, but I got zero responses for something that I know there are posts for. ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2009, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-search-for-threads-and-posts-over-a-year-old/510740/5 "2009-09-19T23:53:11Z")
i just did a search for my posts 1year and older and got results from 2006 - seems to be working fine for me. ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2009, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-search-for-threads-and-posts-over-a-year-old/510740/6 "2009-09-19T23:57:37Z")
I just tried a test search. I got unsatisfactory results when I left the “show results as threads” button checked, but good results when I selected “show results as posts.” ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2009, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-search-for-threads-and-posts-over-a-year-old/510740/7 "2009-09-20T04:53:04Z")
Which model are you guys using? Can you show me where you’re putting the daterange? Wait, are you using a date range, as in the link? ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2009, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-search-for-threads-and-posts-over-a-year-old/510740/8 "2009-09-20T22:18:50Z")
…bump… ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-search-for-threads-and-posts-over-a-year-old/510740/9 "2009-09-21T00:46:43Z")
I presume on the advanced search page they’re going to “Find posts from” and selecting “a year ago” from the first dropdown and “and older” from the second. That works fine for me (also selecting “show results as posts”), ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-search-for-threads-and-posts-over-a-year-old/510740/10 "2009-09-21T14:30:16Z")
Have you tried a google search? ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-search-for-threads-and-posts-over-a-year-old/510740/11 "2009-09-21T16:20:21Z")
> [@rowrrbazzle](#): > > I presume on the advanced search page they’re going to “Find posts from” and selecting “a year ago” from the first dropdown and “and older” from the second. > > That works fine for me (also selecting “show results as posts”), For some reason, it doesn’t show all the results. Weird. ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-search-for-threads-and-posts-over-a-year-old/510740/12 "2009-09-21T16:21:23Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Have you tried a google search? I tried this the other day and it wasn’t very useful. I tried it again with a bunch of variations and voila! Thanks.