Finding Threads: How to Access Older Posts?

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In summary, the conversation is about how to find old threads on the forum. The first suggestion is to go to the profile page, click on 'information', and then 'find all threads by X'. The second suggestion is to go to "MY PF" and "Your Content" to see all the threads the person has participated in. The third suggestion is to use the search function for specific posts. Lastly, the watched thread page is mentioned as a useful tool for finding old threads.
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Hello!

It might sound really silly but I don't see how to find all my threads - I see only Alerts tab, but all alerts are deleted once read.
Please, advice how I can find my older threads, besides manually scrolling through the list of all posted threads in the forum.

Thank you very much!
 
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Go to your profile page, click on 'information', and then 'find all threads by X'.
 
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Bandersnatch said:
Go to your profile page, click on 'information', and then 'find all threads by X'.
Thank you very much! Found it. :-)
 
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Or even simpler: go to "MY PF" and "Your Content" and see all threads you participated in. This will show you all your posts. In cases I look for certain posts, I use the search function (top right) under "More ..." and select keywords and authors.
 
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Another useful page is the watched thread page: https://www.physicsforums.com/watched/threads/all (which you can get to from the forums menu on the top of the page). If you have the forum settings configured to watch all threads you post in, this page will be pretty useful for finding old threads in which you participated.
 
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