# When's the last time you did a vanity search on here? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 23, 2008, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-did-a-vanity-search-on-here/478427 "2008-12-23T10:39:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-did-a-vanity-search-on-here/478427/1 "2008-12-23T10:39:44Z")
I mean, besides the one that you’ll do right now after seeing/reading this topic? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-did-a-vanity-search-on-here/478427/2 "2008-12-23T12:16:43Z")
I do them fairly regularly, to see if someone’s responded to something I posted. It’s a pain, though, that the software doesn’t recognize your name appearing in a quote tag. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-did-a-vanity-search-on-here/478427/3 "2008-12-23T14:27:34Z")
I can’t remember ever doing one. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-did-a-vanity-search-on-here/478427/4 "2008-12-23T14:29:26Z")
Hah! About 10 minutes ago. I do them to check for responses to my posts. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-did-a-vanity-search-on-here/478427/5 "2008-12-23T21:49:18Z")
They don’t really work for me; “robot” is too common, and “arm” is too short. I don’t think I’ve missed much. I seem to be far enough under the radar around here that I’m not often invoked in threads I’m not already reading. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-did-a-vanity-search-on-here/478427/6 "2008-12-23T21:52:54Z")
Never. I recheck the posts I reply to and I doubt anybody is talking about me otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-did-a-vanity-search-on-here/478427/7 "2008-12-23T21:53:57Z")
No one’s used the word boyo in more than a week. I’m devastated. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-did-a-vanity-search-on-here/478427/8 "2008-12-23T22:22:42Z")
I do 'em once or twice a week. I got into the habit because people kept wanting me to answer questions for 'em, but I wouldn’t notice the threads if I didn’t look for my name. But I admit my ego gets stroked at times, seeing my name mentioned to inspire awe or terror or ennui. ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-did-a-vanity-search-on-here/478427/9 "2008-12-23T22:53:02Z")
All the time. Easier to search out my posts and responses to them, than to subscribe and get annoying emails to follow threads. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-did-a-vanity-search-on-here/478427/10 "2008-12-24T00:09:17Z")
On occasion. It’s striking how little people talk about me. No, not little people. I mean…you know what I mean. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-did-a-vanity-search-on-here/478427/11 "2008-12-24T00:19:25Z")
> [@ParentalAdvisory](#): > > All the time. Easier to search out my posts and responses to them, than to subscribe and get annoying emails to follow threads. You can set it to subscribe to threads without email notification, if you were wondering. ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-did-a-vanity-search-on-here/478427/12 "2008-12-24T00:20:43Z")
A few months ago. I generally don’t bother, as I can usually anticipate the results, and they’re not flattering. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-did-a-vanity-search-on-here/478427/13 "2008-12-24T00:25:40Z")
Just today in fact. I like it when people mention me. 🙂 (Who doesn’t?) Really though, I wanted to make sure I hadn’t missed responding if someone had asked me something. Really. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-did-a-vanity-search-on-here/478427/14 "2008-12-24T00:32:16Z")
> [@Silver Tyger Girl](#): > > Never. I recheck the posts I reply to and I doubt anybody is talking about me otherwise. Exactly. ---
**Author:** ![xanthous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/53a042/32.png) [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-did-a-vanity-search-on-here/478427/15 "2008-12-24T00:35:05Z")
I just did for the first time, and I found a thread that I. do. not. remember. ever. starting. I mean, it didn’t even sound like me talking. But I was also weaning off of Celexa at the time, so I was probably not entirely in my right mind. That was crazy. I do not recommend vanity searches. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-did-a-vanity-search-on-here/478427/16 "2008-12-24T00:57:14Z")
I check a few times a week to see if someone has addressed and I’ve missed it. It doesn’t happen often, but it is so easy to do that I continue doing it. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-did-a-vanity-search-on-here/478427/17 "2008-12-24T01:03:15Z")
Maybe once every six months, if that. I’m pretty sure no one has ever mentioned my name in a thread I didn’t post to. Which means I encourage you all to do so. Feel free to make up something scandalous, if need be. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-did-a-vanity-search-on-here/478427/18 "2008-12-24T01:13:17Z")
Did you hear what **El Kabong** did? It was beyond outrageous, and apparently involved a small domestic animal, a bottle of shampoo, and a plate of cookies. See, here’s what happened … Oh sorry. **El Kabong** ’s here. Wrong thread. ---
**Author:** ![Claptree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@Claptree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claptree)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-did-a-vanity-search-on-here/478427/19 "2008-12-24T01:15:20Z")
Never. The thought hadn’t occurred to me. I am however going to do one right now. ETA: Well, that was as expected. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-did-a-vanity-search-on-here/478427/20 "2008-12-24T01:44:19Z")
It’s the only way to tell if someone has replied to something you said in a thread without going through them all individually, unfortunately. I wish this were not the case, but since it is I will do it occasionally. The problem with this is my name is a noun. It’s normally a fairly uncommon one, but the SDMB posters are too damn well-read and articulate - they actually use it in their posts quite a bit. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-did-a-vanity-search-on-here/478427.md?page=2)