# Searchable SDMB archive?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searchable-sdmb-archive/963760
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**Created:** [May 1, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searchable-sdmb-archive/963760 "2022-05-01T15:52:41Z")
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### Author: ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searchable-sdmb-archive/963760/1 "2022-05-01T15:52:41Z")

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How do you search the SDMB archives? Someone did it for me once when I was looking for a 20yrold thread but of course I didn’t ask how? The most tecent info i can find by dearching here is 15+ years old and doesn’t provide a workable solution

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### Author: ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searchable-sdmb-archive/963760/2 "2022-05-01T16:30:09Z")

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Open your search bar and follow this format:

before:1999-12-01 Cecil

{before:/after:}{YY-MM-DD} {Search Terms}

You could also use the calendar in Advanced Search, but freetyping it in is quicker.