# How to find my own posts? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby-Forum\ **Created:** [November 7, 2006, 4:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-find-my-own-posts/75106 "2006-11-07T16:37:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@rhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rhaus)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 4:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-find-my-own-posts/75106/1 "2006-11-07T16:37:29Z")
I find it very hard to find my own post and the responses in this forum. Am I missing something or is there really no way to find your own posts or at least search for posts of a specific author? ---
**Author:** ![rhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@rhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rhaus)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 10:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-find-my-own-posts/75106/2 "2006-12-14T22:13:05Z")
Roman H. wrote: > I find it very hard to find my own post and the responses > in this forum. Am I missing something or is there really > no way to find your own posts or at least search for > posts of a specific author? Having the same trouble… ---
**Author:** ![rhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@rhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rhaus)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 10:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-find-my-own-posts/75106/3 "2006-12-14T22:40:52Z")
Mark Van De Vyver wrote: > Roman H. wrote: > > > I find it very hard to find my own post and the responses > > in this forum. Am I missing something or is there really > > no way to find your own posts or at least search for > > posts of a specific author? > > Having the same trouble… Obviously, no-one feels responsible either. When compared to forums for other programs and languages, nearly all other forums I have seen actually, the Ruby forums are, well, how to put this, not really optimal, I am afraid. ---
**Author:** ![rhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@rhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rhaus)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2006, 5:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-find-my-own-posts/75106/4 "2006-12-15T05:18:26Z")
Roman H. wrote: > Mark Van De Vyver wrote: > > > Roman H. wrote: > > > > > I find it very hard to find my own post and the responses > > > in this forum. Am I missing something or is there really > > > no way to find your own posts or at least search for > > > posts of a specific author? > > > > Having the same trouble… > > Obviously, no-one feels responsible either. > > When compared to forums for other programs and languages, nearly all > other forums I have seen actually, the Ruby forums are, well, how to put > this, not really optimal, I am afraid. Yup, it seems that way. I’ve tried to think of a common feature of our posts… was the post that vanished the first post you made after registering. If so: Had you shut down your browser after registering, and before posting? Regards Mark ---
**Author:** ![rhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@rhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rhaus)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2006, 10:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-find-my-own-posts/75106/5 "2006-12-15T10:04:15Z")
Mark Van De Vyver wrote: > Roman H. wrote: > > > When compared to forums for other programs and languages, nearly all > > other forums I have seen actually, the Ruby forums are, well, how to put > > this, not really optimal, I am afraid. > > Yup, it seems that way. I’ve tried to think of a common feature of our > posts… > was the post that vanished the first post you made after registering. > If so: Had you shut down your browser after registering, and before > posting? > Regards > Mark No … the problem is not that my post vanished, but that there is no way to search the forums properly. ---
**Author:** ![rhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@rhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rhaus)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2006, 8:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-find-my-own-posts/75106/6 "2006-12-15T08:22:57Z")
Roman H. wrote: > Mark Van De Vyver wrote: > > > Roman H. wrote: > > > > > I find it very hard to find my own post and the responses > > > in this forum. Am I missing something or is there really > > > no way to find your own posts or at least search for > > > posts of a specific author? > > > > Having the same trouble… > > Obviously, no-one feels responsible either. > > When compared to forums for other programs and languages, nearly all > other forums I have seen actually, the Ruby forums are, well, how to put > this, not really optimal, I am afraid. Hi Roman, It seems that Google groups is probably the preferred way to access the Ruby list. [http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.ruby](http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.ruby) Not sure if there are Google groups for all the forums. HTH’s ---
**Author:** ![rhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@rhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rhaus)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 11:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-find-my-own-posts/75106/7 "2007-01-02T23:33:29Z")
Andreas S. wrote: > You can find your own posts by entering “user\_id:861” in the search > field. Thanks, that is a great tip! What is still nagging me though: how could I find out that my user id is 861, unless I asked here and were lucky to find you to tell me? And how can a user find out in general that such a search option exists? Is this documented anywhere? My point being that it is great that I am happy now, but how can others with the same problem figure this out? ---
**Author:** ![rhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@rhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rhaus)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 12:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-find-my-own-posts/75106/8 "2007-03-08T00:31:05Z")
Roman H. wrote: > My point being that it is great that I am happy now, but how can others > with the same problem figure this out? I believe you: Click on the “User List” link at the top and bottom of the forum Then match your username with a user id then search user\_id: ---
**Author:** ![rhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@rhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rhaus)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 3:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-find-my-own-posts/75106/9 "2007-01-02T15:26:46Z")
You can find your own posts by entering “user\_id:861” in the search field. ---
**Author:** ![rhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@rhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rhaus)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 1:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-find-my-own-posts/75106/10 "2007-03-08T01:15:43Z")
Anon wrote: > Roman H. wrote: > > > My point being that it is great that I am happy now, but how can others > > with the same problem figure this out? > > I believe you: > Click on the “User List” link at the top and bottom of the forum > Then match your username with a user id > then search user\_id: I agree: this should get added to the search help page 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![rhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@rhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rhaus)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 12:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-find-my-own-posts/75106/11 "2010-01-21T12:20:01Z")
The users aren’t sorted… do I have to click through 699 pages to find my username? Why in the world is this so hard!!! “My Posts” should just be a link!!! ---
**Author:** ![rhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@rhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rhaus)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 7:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-find-my-own-posts/75106/12 "2014-02-27T07:11:02Z")
I think you can find it under “user settings” from the top menu, then below you can see “Topics with my posts”, just click it and it will show all your post. ---
**Author:** ![rhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@rhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rhaus)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2015, 10:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-find-my-own-posts/75106/13 "2015-02-20T10:15:22Z")
Andreas S. wrote in post #186240: > You can find your own posts by entering “user\_id:861” in the search > field. Thanks for sharing info