# The SDMB archive is here!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-archive-is-here/224234>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [January 13, 2004, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-archive-is-here/224234 "2004-01-13T05:30:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2004, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-archive-is-here/224234/1 "2004-01-13T05:30:48Z")

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It looks like every single thread ever posted is there. Right from the [very first general question](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/archive/index.php/t-6400).

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**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2004, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-archive-is-here/224234/2 "2004-01-13T05:55:27Z")

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But its as slow as the main board, and not searchable. What’s the point? 😕

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**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2004, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-archive-is-here/224234/3 "2004-01-13T06:22:33Z")

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I’m not sure the archive contains _everything_, as I know that in the early days of the board they pruned some stuff. A lot of stuff from before July 1999 is just plain gone, if I am appreciating the situation correctly.