# Search question

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-question/269691
**Category:** About This Message Board
**Created:** [October 17, 2004, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-question/269691 "2004-10-17T17:32:49Z")
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### Author: ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2004, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-question/269691/1 "2004-10-17T17:32:49Z")

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Can I effectively use keywords and a username in a search, or does the engine choose one or the other?

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### Author: ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2004, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-question/269691/2 "2004-10-17T17:41:28Z")

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> [@Eonwe](#):
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> Can I effectively use keywords and a username in a search, or does the engine choose one or the other?

I’ve done this before. The engine seems to work, in that it filters both keywords and username at once.