# In a long thread how can you easily find your own post?

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**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")\
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**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-long-thread-how-can-you-easily-find-your-own-post/793969/21 "2017-08-18T16:43:30Z")

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I click on my user name periodically, so it becomes an “already seen link,” and therefore a different color than everyone else’s user name. That makes it easy to scan down a page and find my own posts. Of course, I have to be on the right page to begin with.

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**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, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-long-thread-how-can-you-easily-find-your-own-post/793969/22 "2017-08-18T17:05:05Z")

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> [@Musicat](#):
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> What’s a “form page”?

Forum page. Like ATMB, as opposed to the list of links when you hit UserCP or New Posts.

Sorry for the typos/errors!

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**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, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-long-thread-how-can-you-easily-find-your-own-post/793969/23 "2017-08-18T19:04:01Z")

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Thank you for all the replies. This is going to save me a hell of a lot of time and trouble!

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**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2017, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-long-thread-how-can-you-easily-find-your-own-post/793969/24 "2017-08-19T10:52:00Z")

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> [@Leaffan](#):
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> 12 fucking years and I only learn this now! :eek: :smack:

If it’s any consolation, you’re not alone.

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