Threads I Started - GONE!

Discussion in 'The Help Desk' started by $corp, Apr 15, 2007.

  1. $corp

    $corp Dirty Old Chinaman

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    Hello!

    I was wondering if someone could look into this for me.

    As you all know, the threads I start are interesting, informative, and best of all, a lot of them are timeless, meaning, they are just as relevant today as they were last year or a year before that. Which is why I like to go back and read 'em.

    That being said, I go into the members list, look up my name, then click on "Find all threads by :$:corp~" and I can only get up to page 14 on it. When I click page 15, it says "sorry, no matches found".

    Which I find a little bit odd. The database is obviously recognizing that I've made more threads, but for some reason is not showing them.

    How can I see these threads?
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  2. Tamar Garish

    Tamar Garish Wanna Snuggle? Deceased Member

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    It's some sort of glitch.

    When I went to your profile and clicked "Find all Threads by Scorponok" and got the list..I clicked "Last" and it was page 20...all threads still there. I had no problem seeing them going backwards from 20.

    According to the search, you've made exactly 500 threads!! Awesome!
  3. The Exception

    The Exception The One Who Will Be Administrator Super Moderator

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    No, he's made more than 500, that's just as far as the function searches.
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  4. $corp

    $corp Dirty Old Chinaman

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    Just wondering, who's made the most threads? I wouldn't be surprised if I was close to the top. Flashlight might have the title though.

    Also, is the glitch fixable?
  5. Fisherman's Worf

    Fisherman's Worf I am the Seaman, I am the Walrus, Qu-Qu-Qapla'!

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    Probably baba, however most of those were all merged into several box sets, so we may never know for sure.
  6. $corp

    $corp Dirty Old Chinaman

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    Is there any way to fix this glitch? I wanna read my old threads.
  7. Kyle

    Kyle You will regret this!

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    Good news. Click on Search -> Advanced Search in the title bar. On the search page, in the "Search by User Name" field, type Scorponok, and choose "Find threads started by user" from the drop down. Then, under "Sort Results by", choose "Ascending order." This'll start from the beginning of your posting history and go forward.

    Now, as of now, you've created enough threads that there is a bit of a gap. To remedy this, perform the above, but leave it in descending order. Then, under "Find posts from", choose "One year" and "Older" from the respective dropdowns.

    You should be able to find any of your old threads this way. I would suggest backing up anything that you want to save, as the stuff in the middle could become rapidly inaccessible if you keep posting PS3 threads ;).

    Given how many threads he made to fuck with me when I said "No MC threads in the RR," it is probably, indeed, him.
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