# Is there anyway to....

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**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [February 22, 2003, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anyway-to/156706 "2003-02-22T02:42:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![callie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2acd7d/32.png) [@callie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/callie)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anyway-to/156706/1 "2003-02-22T02:42:29Z")

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Is there anyway to see a profile of someone you know has registered here but has not posted anything yet?

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**Author:** ![wolfstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wolfstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfstu)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anyway-to/156706/2 "2003-02-22T03:25:30Z")

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**Arnold Winkelried** ’s ATMB FAQ says:

> [@](#):
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> Finding the profile for an SDMB poster
> 
> Q: How can I look up the profile for an SDMB user, if I don’t know the poster’s userid and can’t find a post by that user?  
> A: Use the following URL:  
> [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?action=getinfo&username=](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?action=getinfo&username=)  
> After the “username=” include the poster’s SDMB username. Replace spaces in the username with “%20”. e.g.
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> …username=TubaDiva
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> …username=C%20K%20Dexter%20Haven

The ATMB FAQ can be found here:  
[FAQ - technical issues - please read this BEFORE posting a question](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=103503)  
It’s a ‘sticky’ thread that remains at the top of the About This Meassage Board Forum.