# Searching for old or deleted threads

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-old-or-deleted-threads/262846>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 2, 2004, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-old-or-deleted-threads/262846 "2004-09-02T22:12:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Manasaurus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Manasaurus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manasaurus)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2004, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-old-or-deleted-threads/262846/1 "2004-09-02T22:12:12Z")

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Is there a way to search for these messages, so that you don’t run the risk of asking something that was already asked by someone else?

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**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2004, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-old-or-deleted-threads/262846/2 "2004-09-02T22:30:30Z")

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Someone here should be able to help you out.

[Official SDMB Search Requests Thread – for Guests](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=269207)