Forum search: tips & tricks

Is there a way to see every single post I've ever made? When I head over to my profile and click "find all posts" (), it seems to cut me off at just the last 50.
I'm trying to track down something I posted about health stuff—maybe two years ago? I can't quite remember the exact keywords to plug into the search bar to find it again.

vividstag20 said:Is there any way to pull up my entire post history? If I head over to my profile and hit "find all posts" (http://www.forum.com/search.php?do=finduser&u=93940), it just shows me the last 50.
I'm trying to track down some health-related stuff I posted maybe two years ago, but I can't remember the exact keywords to plug into the search bar.

Try this



Basically, you go up to the forum toolbar, select the search tool, and then pick advanced search.
From there, follow what you see in the screenshot:
In the top right under "search by user name," type in your handle and select it when the dropdown appears.

Under search options:
Select "Find posts from: A year ago - And older"
Set "Show results as" to Posts.

On the right side, look for the Health section.
Hit search now and it should dig up those old health posts for you.

Why does this forum have such a massive gap between searches? Like, an entire minute?
I don't recall this place being some kind of high-security vault, and honestly, most forums these days
don't even bother with search penalties...

The old guard is holding their breath, frantically searching and lighting candles just to keep the search function from being scrapped entirely. They aren't actually celebrating a one-minute delay; they're just terrified of losing what little they have left. 🧐

Casey Bennett said:The old guard is basically holding their breath while they scour everything, lighting candles just to keep the search engine from dying out. It’s not about bragging over a one-minute gap... 🧐

I show respect to my elders and I'll give up my seat for pregnant women on the subway—even if those "elders" are actually pretty old—but my real issue is that I constantly forget what I was trying to ask by the time I get back...
Maybe it would be useful if you guys sent me an email reminder with the question that's waiting. Yeah?

The old-timers really need to wake up and give this forum an update—it feels like we’re still stuck in some ancient 2009 version of the internet...

Longtime members don't actually have any say whatsoever when it comes to the technical backend of this forum.
If you were an actual veteran here, you would already know that 🙂:

neonharbor17 said:Look, I have plenty of respect for my elders and I’m always the first to offer my seat to pregnant women or seniors on the subway—even if those seniors look ancient—but my actual issue is that I constantly lose my train of thought before I can even get the question out.
Maybe it would be helpful if you guys sent me an email reminder with the question I was trying to ask, huh?

Use a pen and paper if you aren't already using a digital note-taking app.😉

Casey Bennett said:Grab some paper and a pen if you aren't already using a digital note app.😉

It doesn't always cross my mind.

Casey Bennett said:The OG users don't really have any say when it comes to the technical side of how this forum runs.
If you were actually an OG, you'd know better than that 🙂:

Man, you have no idea how many nights I've spent losing sleep over this stuff...

You have absolutely no idea how much sleep I’m losing because of your inability to get any rest...

Alexander Diaz4 said:The veterans really need to wake up and refresh this forum, because the current layout feels like something straight out of 2009...

If you spend even a few days posting on a more modern site and then come back here, it feels like you’ve traveled through time. 😁

Managing everything on this platform is such a hassle—uploading a video or an image is a chore. You have to do everything manually, constantly editing and deleting, using external hosting sites just to attach a single picture. There’s no direct uploading from your device, no likes, you have to wait a full minute between comments, and the search engine is totally hit-or-miss... It's frustrating! 😁

Then again, maybe there is a silver lining. 🤔 In a future war between humans and AI, outdated technology might actually be our greatest advantage, just like we learned from "Battlestar Galactica" 🧐 . Perhaps this forum will serve as our final stronghold and our only chance for survival! 🙂 😁