# Search Question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-question/623924>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [June 3, 2012, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-question/623924 "2012-06-03T11:46:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-question/623924/1 "2012-06-03T11:46:03Z")

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When you do a search of the board, does the search engine check for the nominated word in a persons signature?

I don’t mean as in “Regards Shodan” (waves to Shodan) but the wording appearing below the line.

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-question/623924/2 "2012-06-03T12:46:48Z")

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I don’t believe it can, as the sig text isn’t stored with the post.