# In a long thread how can you easily find your own post? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 18, 2017, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-long-thread-how-can-you-easily-find-your-own-post/793969 "2017-08-18T12:42:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-long-thread-how-can-you-easily-find-your-own-post/793969/1 "2017-08-18T12:42:05Z")
Say you reply to a post in a thread and then come back the next day. You find that the thread is now 6 or 7 pages long and what you want to do is continue reading it from the point of your last post. Is there a way to do that? I’ve just spent ages searching through a multi-page thread for a post of mine and it’s no fun at all. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2017, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-long-thread-how-can-you-easily-find-your-own-post/793969/2 "2017-08-18T12:49:24Z")
Control-F (or Command-F on a Mac), and search for your own name. You still have to be on the right page, but your browser can help with that, too, if your settings show followed links in a different color from un-followed ones: Your last post is probably on the highest-numbered page for which the link is followed. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-long-thread-how-can-you-easily-find-your-own-post/793969/3 "2017-08-18T12:51:36Z")
Click on your name-\>Statistics-\>Find all posts by aldiboronti The same thing, but using Google-\>site:boards.straightdope.com “aldiboronti” ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-long-thread-how-can-you-easily-find-your-own-post/793969/4 "2017-08-18T12:54:24Z")
> [@aldiboronti](#): > > Say you reply to a post in a thread and then come back the next day. You find that the thread is now 6 or 7 pages long and what you want to do is continue reading it from the point of your last post. Is there a way to do that? I’ve just spent ages searching through a multi-page thread for a post of mine and it’s no fun at all. 1. When you are on a form page, next to the each thread is link called “Replies”. If you click that, you’ll see all the usernames of those who posted, organized by number of posts. If you find your name and click to the number, it will take you to your post. 2. In your user profile, under statistics, you can click Find All Posts By This User. Depending how often you post, that can help. 3. If you find any post of yours, click on your username and a drop down menu appears. One choice is Find All Posts By (This User) ---
**Author:** ![Bone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bone/32/407_2.png) [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-long-thread-how-can-you-easily-find-your-own-post/793969/5 "2017-08-18T13:09:07Z")
#1 by ITD is what is recommend. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-long-thread-how-can-you-easily-find-your-own-post/793969/6 "2017-08-18T13:09:40Z")
ITD’s #1 method is best if you only care about finding your most recent post. > [@Chronos](#): > > Control-F (or Command-F on a Mac), and search for your own name. You still have to be on the right page, but your browser can help with that, too, if your settings show followed links in a different color from un-followed ones: Your last post is probably on the highest-numbered page for which the link is followed. This works well unless a lot of people have been quoting you. My strategy, developed during Mafia games, is to do a ctrl+f based on the **join date** of the poster you’re looking for. Nine times in 10, this is unique for each poster in a given thread. If you find yourself often participating in threads that get long, don’t forget that you can ratchet up the posts/page number. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-long-thread-how-can-you-easily-find-your-own-post/793969/7 "2017-08-18T13:15:39Z")
> [@Bone](#): > > #1 by ITD is what is recommend. Yes. Since I discovered that feature I’ve found it to be very useful. Not just for finding your own post, but if you’re looking for someone else’s! ---
**Author:** ![Bone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bone/32/407_2.png) [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-long-thread-how-can-you-easily-find-your-own-post/793969/8 "2017-08-18T13:22:06Z")
When you click the number next to the poster name in the “who posted” dialogue box it will display search results for all posts in the thread by that user, not just the most recent. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-long-thread-how-can-you-easily-find-your-own-post/793969/9 "2017-08-18T13:26:55Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > ITD’s #1 method is best if you only care about finding your most recent post. Not so. All your posts in that thread will appear. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-long-thread-how-can-you-easily-find-your-own-post/793969/10 "2017-08-18T13:28:57Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Not so. All your posts in that thread will appear. Yeah, in the order you posted them. The most recent one will be at the top. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-long-thread-how-can-you-easily-find-your-own-post/793969/11 "2017-08-18T13:41:33Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > Yeah, in the order you posted them. The most recent one will be at the top. Right. So you can easily scan them to find any post you want. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-long-thread-how-can-you-easily-find-your-own-post/793969/12 "2017-08-18T13:44:33Z")
Right. I have no idea what we’re disagreeing about. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-long-thread-how-can-you-easily-find-your-own-post/793969/13 "2017-08-18T13:59:35Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > ITD’s #1 method is best if you only care about finding your most recent post. > [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > Right. I have no idea what we’re disagreeing about. That the method I suggested is best _if you only care about finding your most recent post_ Sounded like you were saying it only showed your recent post (which isn’t true). It’s useful to find any post, not just your most recent one. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-long-thread-how-can-you-easily-find-your-own-post/793969/14 "2017-08-18T14:22:45Z")
Ah, no. I said that’s the best method **IF** you only care about seeing your most recent post (which is what the OP wanted). Other methods mentioned in this thread would be better if you’re trying to do other things. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-long-thread-how-can-you-easily-find-your-own-post/793969/15 "2017-08-18T14:55:38Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > Ah, no. I said that’s the best method **IF** you only care about seeing your most recent post (which is what the OP wanted). Other methods mentioned in this thread would be better if you’re trying to do other things. Gotcha- I see where you’re coming from. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-long-thread-how-can-you-easily-find-your-own-post/793969/16 "2017-08-18T14:59:25Z")
12 fucking years and I only learn this now! :eek: :smack: ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-long-thread-how-can-you-easily-find-your-own-post/793969/17 "2017-08-18T15:04:32Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > 12 fucking years and I only learn this now! :eek: :smack: [MiB]Just imagine what you’ll learn [sic] tomorrow.[/MiB] ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-long-thread-how-can-you-easily-find-your-own-post/793969/18 "2017-08-18T16:09:05Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > 1. When you are on a form page, next to the each thread is link called “Replies”. If you click that, you’ll see all the usernames of those who posted, organized by number of posts. If you find your name and click to the number, it will take you to your post. THANK YOU! That makes going back through 30 page threads a lot easier. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-long-thread-how-can-you-easily-find-your-own-post/793969/19 "2017-08-18T16:14:32Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > 1. When you are on a form page, next to the each thread is link called “Replies”. What’s a “form page”? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-long-thread-how-can-you-easily-find-your-own-post/793969/20 "2017-08-18T16:21:49Z")
Forum page, like IMHO or ATMB. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-long-thread-how-can-you-easily-find-your-own-post/793969.md?page=2)