Scenario: People start very particular types of topics on certain dates, such as April First, and I, a user who was away from the world on that date, might want to go back and find them easily. And while scrolling sort-of works, it works less well if I want to compare to the previous year’s topics. …

Add in:first to the search. That should limit it to the first post of each topic.

You can use search parameters. Just type in seach bar. after:2017-03-31 before:2017-04-02 You can also add other options under advanced search. You might hit the 50 results cap.

[image] scombs: after:2017-03-31 before:2017-04-02 Close, but not exactly what I was asking for: that finds posts, not topics, but given that the first post of a topic is included, it does show up, albeit harder to find: [image] scombs: You might hit the 50 results cap.

[image] scombs: 50 results cap. You can scroll down and search results are no longer limited to 50 results.

Can I, as a user, easily find topics started on a particular date?

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elijah (Eli the Bearded) Avril 8, 2017, 6:56 5

ding-ding-ding-ding!

Thanks, that seems to be the winner.

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Can I, as a user, easily find topics started on a particular date?

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