I’ve just been looking for a thread started in september 2020.

I found it eventually with a lot of scrolling, but there must be an easier way.

So what is the easiest way to find an old thread if you know the rough date and who started it?

Is it possible to jump to a specified date in “view by topic”?

The Rev Dodgson said:

I’ve just been looking for a thread started in september 2020.

I found it eventually with a lot of scrolling, but there must be an easier way.

So what is the easiest way to find an old thread if you know the rough date and who started it?

Is it possible to jump to a specified date in “view by topic”?

google search this domain https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/ with revelent search terms.

Boris said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

I’ve just been looking for a thread started in september 2020.

I found it eventually with a lot of scrolling, but there must be an easier way.

So what is the easiest way to find an old thread if you know the rough date and who started it?

Is it possible to jump to a specified date in “view by topic”?

google search this domain https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/ with revelent search terms.

oh, and hope for the best.

Boris said:

Boris said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

I’ve just been looking for a thread started in september 2020.

I found it eventually with a lot of scrolling, but there must be an easier way.

So what is the easiest way to find an old thread if you know the rough date and who started it?

Is it possible to jump to a specified date in “view by topic”?

google search this domain https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/ with revelent search terms.

oh, and hope for the best.

:)

Google came up with about 1300 hits, all headed “Holiday Forum”

But Bing found the thread I wanted as first hit :)

(but being able to jump to a specific date would be good)

The Rev Dodgson said:

Boris said:

Boris said:

google search this domain https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/ with revelent search terms.

oh, and hope for the best.

:)

Google came up with about 1300 hits, all headed “Holiday Forum”

But Bing found the thread I wanted as first hit :)

(but being able to jump to a specific date would be good)

If you use advanced search you can put a specific domain url in. like i posted https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/ then it will search just this site.

Boris said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Boris said:

oh, and hope for the best.

:)

Google came up with about 1300 hits, all headed “Holiday Forum”

But Bing found the thread I wanted as first hit :)

(but being able to jump to a specific date would be good)

If you use advanced search you can put a specific domain url in. like i posted https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/ then it will search just this site.

That’s what I did. All 1300 Google hits were from this site.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Boris said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

:)

Google came up with about 1300 hits, all headed “Holiday Forum”

But Bing found the thread I wanted as first hit :)

(but being able to jump to a specific date would be good)

If you use advanced search you can put a specific domain url in. like i posted https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/ then it will search just this site.

That’s what I did. All 1300 Google hits were from this site.

you can also, in advanced search, put in dates, start finish.

Boris said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Boris said:

If you use advanced search you can put a specific domain url in. like i posted https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/ then it will search just this site.

That’s what I did. All 1300 Google hits were from this site.

you can also, in advanced search, put in dates, start finish.

hmmmm doesn’t seem to do that any more. used to but i haven’t used advanced search for years.

Boris said:

Boris said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

That’s what I did. All 1300 Google hits were from this site.

you can also, in advanced search, put in dates, start finish.

hmmmm doesn’t seem to do that any more. used to but i haven’t used advanced search for years.

That’s OK, Bing seems to do the job pretty well :)

The Rev Dodgson said:

Boris said:

Boris said:

you can also, in advanced search, put in dates, start finish.

hmmmm doesn’t seem to do that any more. used to but i haven’t used advanced search for years.

That’s OK, Bing seems to do the job pretty well :)

it probably knows your searches better than google.

Boris said:

Boris said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

That’s what I did. All 1300 Google hits were from this site.

you can also, in advanced search, put in dates, start finish.

hmmmm doesn’t seem to do that any more. used to but i haven’t used advanced search for years.

Google seems to have lost it’s main mission or rather changed it’s main mission to advertising.

Peak Warming Man said:

Boris said:

Boris said:

you can also, in advanced search, put in dates, start finish.

hmmmm doesn’t seem to do that any more. used to but i haven’t used advanced search for years.

Google seems to have lost it’s main mission or rather changed it’s main mission to advertising.

Surely that’s been it’s main mission for quite some years now.

(Not saying Bing is any better in that respect, but it’s no worse either).

The Rev Dodgson said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Boris said:

hmmmm doesn’t seem to do that any more. used to but i haven’t used advanced search for years.

Google seems to have lost it’s main mission or rather changed it’s main mission to advertising.

Surely that’s been it’s main mission for quite some years now.

(Not saying Bing is any better in that respect, but it’s no worse either).

don’t get much advertising. did a search, just for to look, on quantum. had search results and a wiki article on the rightside panel and books on quantum and underneath one ad for quantum underwriters.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Boris said:

Boris said:

google search this domain https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/ with revelent search terms.

oh, and hope for the best.

:)

Google came up with about 1300 hits, all headed “Holiday Forum”

But Bing found the thread I wanted as first hit :)

(but being able to jump to a specific date would be good)

You can of course select a date range in both Bing and Google searches

If you’re on your phone, switch to “Desktop Mode”. Use the Tools button like this.

dv said:

If you’re on your phone, switch to “Desktop Mode”. Use the Tools button like this.

Why would anyone do a search on their phone if they had the option to use a proper computer? :)

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

If you’re on your phone, switch to “Desktop Mode”. Use the Tools button like this.

Why would anyone do a search on their phone if they had the option to use a proper computer? :)

Well for all I know you’re out and about.

I do have all the headers and dates downloaded for this forum so I could probably just present it as a bare searchable list, if that would help.

dv said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

If you’re on your phone, switch to “Desktop Mode”. Use the Tools button like this.

Why would anyone do a search on their phone if they had the option to use a proper computer? :)

Well for all I know you’re out and about.

Out and about with The Rev Dodgson.
It could be a book or possibly a TV mini series.

dv said:

I do have all the headers and dates downloaded for this forum so I could probably just present it as a bare searchable list, if that would help.

That would be quite handy as Windows File Explorer does a pretty good job indexing and searching loacal hard drives these days.

Although Bing with a date range should also work well when I have a date range.

I’m using the PeterT Ministries search engine and I still can’t find ‘clitoris’

The Rev Dodgson said:

Boris said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

:)

Google came up with about 1300 hits, all headed “Holiday Forum”

But Bing found the thread I wanted as first hit :)

(but being able to jump to a specific date would be good)

If you use advanced search you can put a specific domain url in. like i posted https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/ then it will search just this site.

That’s what I did. All 1300 Google hits were from this site.

there is no way we have talked that much

dv said:

I do have all the headers and dates downloaded for this forum so I could probably just present it as a bare searchable list, if that would help.

nerd alert.

The Rev Dodgson said:

I’ve just been looking for a thread started in september 2020.

I found it eventually with a lot of scrolling, but there must be an easier way.

So what is the easiest way to find an old thread if you know the rough date and who started it?

Is it possible to jump to a specified date in “view by topic”?

When I wanted the Purdie Flaars thread I Googled for it. Because it was weird spelling, it came up very easily. It wouldn’t work that way without Woodie’s forward thinking.

:)

The Rev Dodgson said:

I’ve just been looking for a thread started in september 2020.

I found it eventually with a lot of scrolling, but there must be an easier way.

So what is the easiest way to find an old thread if you know the rough date and who started it?

Is it possible to jump to a specified date in “view by topic”?

I’m having the same troubles you are. Last time I tried, the Google links took me to the wrong threads.

Peak Warming Man said:

I’m using the PeterT Ministries search engine and I still can’t find ‘clitoris’

I used Kingysearch and found this:

The Rev Dodgson said:

I’ve just been looking for a thread started in september 2020.

I found it eventually with a lot of scrolling, but there must be an easier way.

So what is the easiest way to find an old thread if you know the rough date and who started it?

Is it possible to jump to a specified date in “view by topic”?

Just a heads up. I’m pretty sure that this entire forum is hosted on someones server(cb88?), and is only there while that someone keeps paying the rent.

One of the forums(Hilux Surfs) that I have been a part of for 15 years, has just completely disappeared off the net, along with everything on it. If I had known that it was in peril, I would have paid the “rent” and transferred it over to a new server.

Does this forum have a backup if cb88 can’t pay for it anymore?

There’s always the Wayback Machine – https://web.archive.org/

I just tried saving a page in it – dunno how successful it was, though.

https://web.archive.org/web/20220429102115/https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/

Kingy said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

I’ve just been looking for a thread started in september 2020.

I found it eventually with a lot of scrolling, but there must be an easier way.

So what is the easiest way to find an old thread if you know the rough date and who started it?

Is it possible to jump to a specified date in “view by topic”?

Just a heads up. I’m pretty sure that this entire forum is hosted on someones server(cb88?), and is only there while that someone keeps paying the rent.

One of the forums(Hilux Surfs) that I have been a part of for 15 years, has just completely disappeared off the net, along with everything on it. If I had known that it was in peril, I would have paid the “rent” and transferred it over to a new server.

Does this forum have a backup if cb88 can’t pay for it anymore?

Has anybody heard from cb88 recently?

Do we know how much it costs to host the forum (wherever it’s hosted)?

I think I’d be happy to help pay part of the rent, if it helped.

AussieDJ said:

Kingy said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

I’ve just been looking for a thread started in september 2020.

I found it eventually with a lot of scrolling, but there must be an easier way.

So what is the easiest way to find an old thread if you know the rough date and who started it?

Is it possible to jump to a specified date in “view by topic”?

Just a heads up. I’m pretty sure that this entire forum is hosted on someones server(cb88?), and is only there while that someone keeps paying the rent.

One of the forums(Hilux Surfs) that I have been a part of for 15 years, has just completely disappeared off the net, along with everything on it. If I had known that it was in peril, I would have paid the “rent” and transferred it over to a new server.

Does this forum have a backup if cb88 can’t pay for it anymore?

Has anybody heard from cb88 recently?

Do we know how much it costs to host the forum (wherever it’s hosted)?

I think I’d be happy to help pay part of the rent, if it helped.

hosted in houston afaicr.

AussieDJ said:

Kingy said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

I’ve just been looking for a thread started in september 2020.

I found it eventually with a lot of scrolling, but there must be an easier way.

So what is the easiest way to find an old thread if you know the rough date and who started it?

Is it possible to jump to a specified date in “view by topic”?

Just a heads up. I’m pretty sure that this entire forum is hosted on someones server(cb88?), and is only there while that someone keeps paying the rent.

One of the forums(Hilux Surfs) that I have been a part of for 15 years, has just completely disappeared off the net, along with everything on it. If I had known that it was in peril, I would have paid the “rent” and transferred it over to a new server.

Does this forum have a backup if cb88 can’t pay for it anymore?

Has anybody heard from cb88 recently?

Do we know how much it costs to host the forum (wherever it’s hosted)?

I think I’d be happy to help pay part of the rent, if it helped.

Fuck all afaik.

cb88 is not looking for donations.. at least that’s what e told me a while back

Ian said:

AussieDJ said:

Kingy said:

Just a heads up. I’m pretty sure that this entire forum is hosted on someones server(cb88?), and is only there while that someone keeps paying the rent.

One of the forums(Hilux Surfs) that I have been a part of for 15 years, has just completely disappeared off the net, along with everything on it. If I had known that it was in peril, I would have paid the “rent” and transferred it over to a new server.

Does this forum have a backup if cb88 can’t pay for it anymore?

Has anybody heard from cb88 recently?

Do we know how much it costs to host the forum (wherever it’s hosted)?

I think I’d be happy to help pay part of the rent, if it helped.

Fuck all afaik.

cb88 is not looking for donations.. at least that’s what e told me a while back

What if he gets cleaned up by a No. 34 bus?

Peak Warming Man said:

Ian said:

AussieDJ said:

Has anybody heard from cb88 recently?

Do we know how much it costs to host the forum (wherever it’s hosted)?

I think I’d be happy to help pay part of the rent, if it helped.

Fuck all afaik.

cb88 is not looking for donations.. at least that’s what e told me a while back

What about if he gets cleaned up by a No. 34 bus?

Yes, good point. You probably should buy a box of pencils and take notes on everything.

Ian said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Ian said:

Fuck all afaik.

cb88 is not looking for donations.. at least that’s what e told me a while back

What about if he gets cleaned up by a No. 34 bus?

Yes, good point. You probably should buy a box of pencils and take notes on everything.

That or use the Wayback machine:
http://web.archive.org/

Or the Wayback Wayback machine if the Wayback machine disapears
… and so on.

imagine the implosive recursion when you search the internet for this thread, you may cause a digital black hole

dv said:

If you’re on your phone, switch to “Desktop Mode”. Use the Tools button like this.

Copied those figures into a Word document for quick access.

Trying Google
mollwollfumble webb site:tokyo3.org

Only 9 results from Google.
1. From: PermeateFree ID: 1364847 Subject: Spiders that you can’t help loving
2. From: Tau.Neutrino ID: 1778284 Subject: Articles 16 Aug
3. From: Riff-in-Thyme ID: 432658 Subject: Flatiron hills?
4. From: Tau.Neutrino ID: 1176985 Subject: Astronomers Set the Limit for Just How Massive Neutron Stars Can Be
5. From: mollwollfumble ID: 1263661 Subject: TESS
6. From: Tau.Neutrino ID: 1326656 Subject: Music Thread
7. From: Postpocelipse ID: 899372 Subject: Trancelvainia
8. From: dv ID: 1735197 Subject: UK politics

Not a single correct hit.

Rev, I’m back at my proper desk atm so I will be getting you the list shortly.

dv said:

Rev, I’m back at my proper desk atm so I will be getting you the list shortly.

Yet another distraction from my current of getting units to work properly in Excel via Python and PInt :)

Rev, here’s the information in a basic table, with the Thread ID linkified.

http://dazvoz.com/Holiday-Forum-List-04.html

dv said:

Rev, here’s the information in a basic table, with the Thread ID linkified.

http://dazvoz.com/Holiday-Forum-List-04.html

Like your work…

furious said:

dv said:

Rev, here’s the information in a basic table, with the Thread ID linkified.

http://dazvoz.com/Holiday-Forum-List-04.html

Like your work…

Cheers

furious said:

dv said:

Rev, here’s the information in a basic table, with the Thread ID linkified.

http://dazvoz.com/Holiday-Forum-List-04.html

Like your work…

In the early days of the forum there are loads of posters I don’t remember, presumably from Scribbly or Gardening.

Bubblecar said:

furious said:

dv said:

Rev, here’s the information in a basic table, with the Thread ID linkified.

http://dazvoz.com/Holiday-Forum-List-04.html

Like your work…

In the early days of the forum there are loads of posters I don’t remember, presumably from Scribbly or Gardening.

Yes and thanks dv, it’s a nicely tabulated resource.

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

furious said:

Like your work…

In the early days of the forum there are loads of posters I don’t remember, presumably from Scribbly or Gardening.

Yes and thanks dv, it’s a nicely tabulated resource.

Even better than that – it’s brilliant, thank you!

Does it stay current, or does it need to be refreshed every so often?

A bit sad seeing all the posters we’ve lost, and wondering if it was my fault and if so, how.

Bubblecar said:

A bit sad seeing all the posters we’ve lost, and wondering if it was my fault and if so, how.

I don’t think it’s anybody’s fault. Changes in technology mean there are so many other ways for people to connect. This was an early form of social media. The fact that it’s still going is testament to the fact that it’s a great platform for keeping us all in touch.

Oh wow.

Bookmarked that!

AussieDJ said:

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

In the early days of the forum there are loads of posters I don’t remember, presumably from Scribbly or Gardening.

Yes and thanks dv, it’s a nicely tabulated resource.

Even better than that – it’s brilliant, thank you!

Does it stay current, or does it need to be refreshed every so often?

Ah I haven’t set up a bot to do that but I’ll refresh it once every couple of weeks or so which should be sufficient.

dv said:

AussieDJ said:

Bubblecar said:

Yes and thanks dv, it’s a nicely tabulated resource.

Even better than that – it’s brilliant, thank you!

Does it stay current, or does it need to be refreshed every so often?

Ah I haven’t set up a bot to do that but I’ll refresh it once every couple of weeks or so which should be sufficient.

Thank you!

I asked cb88 for a search function here a few years ago, but he said google indexes the place and that would be better, but google stopped indexing tokyo3,org a while ago.

btm said:

I asked cb88 for a search function here a few years ago, but he said google indexes the place and that would be better, but google stopped indexing tokyo3,org a while ago.

… as we’ve discovered.

Thanks dv.

Although I dread to think what that will do to my productivity.

Or yours for that matter.

How many hours in that?

I thought I’d try importing that page into a spreasheet, but I couldn’t find a file-save-as menu.

So I tried:
Ctrl-A
Ctrl-C
Open empty spreadsheet
Ctrl-V

and it worked!

Including all links :)

The Rev Dodgson said:

I thought I’d try importing that page into a spreasheet, but I couldn’t find a file-save-as menu.

So I tried:
Ctrl-A
Ctrl-C
Open empty spreadsheet
Ctrl-V

and it worked!

Including all links :)

Who’d a thunk it? ;)

What a tremendous resource. Thank you, dv :)

when did he start taking notes like these

You’re welcome, assorted thankers.