# Is it possible to search only for threads you started?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-search-only-for-threads-you-started/200060
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**Created:** [September 7, 2003, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-search-only-for-threads-you-started/200060 "2003-09-07T05:54:30Z")
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### Author: ![SkyBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@SkyBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkyBum)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2003, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-search-only-for-threads-you-started/200060/1 "2003-09-07T05:54:30Z")

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Subject says it all…

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### Author: ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2003, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-search-only-for-threads-you-started/200060/2 "2003-09-07T14:23:00Z")

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Probably not. I usually bookmark all the threads I start so I can easily find them when I need to.

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### Author: ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2003, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-search-only-for-threads-you-started/200060/3 "2003-09-07T21:55:53Z")

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I don’t think you can.

But, if you click the ‘user cp’ button, you will see any thread that you participated in, that is still active.

If you look at ‘Thread Starter’ and can recognize your name, you can check out threads that you started.

You could also click ‘All Subscribed Threads’ to check out all threads in which you participated, from the last day, to the beginning(depending what you set the default to), and again, if you know your name, you can check out the ones you started.

[sub]YMMV, all rights reserved, objects in mrror may appear smaller than they are…[/sub]

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### Author: ![SkyBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@SkyBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkyBum)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2003, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-search-only-for-threads-you-started/200060/4 "2003-09-08T01:26:37Z")

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Thanks for the tips.