# You know what we need? A "where was that thread/post" thread **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 26, 2024, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-we-need-a-where-was-that-thread-post-thread/1009257 "2024-10-26T11:53:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2024, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-we-need-a-where-was-that-thread-post-thread/1009257/1 "2024-10-26T11:53:46Z")
Have you ever read a thread or post, then later tried to go back and look for it but you can’t remember where it was and can’t find it? It happens to me a lot, especially when you have dozens of DJT\* threads in both P&E and the Pit and you don’t remember where you saw one particular post. I swear not too long ago there was a thread for things you’ve been doing the hard way for years, and I wanted to post something in it, but after spending about a half hour scrolling back through the last two months in a couple of different forums, I just gave up. So I’m thinking we need a thread here in ATMB where people can post “Hey, where was that thread…?” questions and other posters can provide a link. Maybe even make it a sticky? \* not going to spell out his name because I don’t want the thread to get auto-tagged. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2024, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-we-need-a-where-was-that-thread-post-thread/1009257/2 "2024-10-26T12:23:57Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > I swear not too long ago there was a thread for things you’ve been doing the hard way for years [This one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-i-was-doing-it-the-hard-way-stories/1004335) ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2024, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-we-need-a-where-was-that-thread-post-thread/1009257/3 "2024-10-26T12:45:25Z")
Yeah, that’s the one, thanks. Looks like the last post was July 27, so it wasn’t as recent as I thought. I only looked back as far as early August. 🤦‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-we-need-a-where-was-that-thread-post-thread/1009257/4 "2024-10-26T16:56:45Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Have you ever read a thread or post, then later tried to go back and look for it but you can’t remember where it was and can’t find it? It happens to me a lot, especially when you have dozens of DJT\* threads in both P&E and the Pit and you don’t remember where you saw one particular post. It also happens a lot to me, because I don’t use the boards by forum; I check “unread” and “new posts” and sometimes “latest posts”, but the only time I notice what forum a thread is in is occasionally when I need to know due to the content of a post I’m thinking of reporting, or due to the content of one I’m thinking of making. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-we-need-a-where-was-that-thread-post-thread/1009257/5 "2024-10-26T17:45:57Z")
Why not use the rather good board search? I entered “doing the hard way” (a quote from the OP) and got the thread in question as the first match. I don’t see any need for the kind of thread proposed in the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2024, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-we-need-a-where-was-that-thread-post-thread/1009257/6 "2024-10-26T18:04:48Z")
Because my search fu sucks. That’s what you guys are for. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-we-need-a-where-was-that-thread-post-thread/1009257/7 "2024-10-26T18:06:57Z")
Both the in-board search function and searching via Google routinely fail to find threads and posts that I **know** exist, and in fact fail to match the exact search terms that those threads contain. As for threads that I can’t think of (or misremember) a unique search term for, good luck. Heck yes we need a “where was that thread/post” thread.