# Why does the search function do this? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 20, 2005, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-search-function-do-this/285779 "2005-01-20T20:36:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-search-function-do-this/285779/1 "2005-01-20T20:36:41Z")
Often I ask the search function to look for threads posted by me so I can respond to them. But sometimes it won’t show threads from the last day or two. Now I understand maybe not showing up today’s threads, but is there a reason why it won’t show yesterday’s and sometimes the day before’s? Or is it just a quirk? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-search-function-do-this/285779/2 "2005-01-20T21:02:55Z")
You’d be better off subscribing to the threads you’re interested in. Our search function is very, very quirky. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-search-function-do-this/285779/3 "2005-01-20T23:57:27Z")
There’s a bug related to past searches holding over based on the time frame. Search for “search” (heh) in ATMB and I’m sure you’ll get a bunch of similar explanations. Bottom line, to force a fresh search and get up-to-date results, use a different date parameter.