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Willis88

(138 posts) Thu Dec 23, 2021, 11:32 PM Dec 2021

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Do old DU posts get deleted?

I'm a fairly new member and haven't logged in awhile. I went to check "My Posts" and none of my older posts where there. I guess this is by design?

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Do old DU posts get deleted? (Original Post) Willis88 Dec 2021 OP

Think you have to click "add to journal" icon at bottom of post. brush Dec 2021 #1

The posts are still there but EarlG Dec 2021 #2

Thanks! Willis88 Dec 2021 #4

the google site search will turn up posts if you remember a key word. Grasswire2 Dec 2021 #3

Your posts -- no matter how embarrassing-- are still floating on the internet(s). Hoyt Dec 2021 #5

I've looked up some very old posts of mine... Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2021 #6

brush

(58,213 posts)

1. Think you have to click "add to journal" icon at bottom of post.

Reply to Willis88 (Original post)

Thu Dec 23, 2021, 11:39 PM

Dec 2021

EarlG

(22,645 posts)

2. The posts are still there but

Reply to Willis88 (Original post)

Thu Dec 23, 2021, 11:42 PM

Dec 2021

the My Posts page only displays your posts which were posted or replied to in the last 30 days.

Willis88

(138 posts)

4. Thanks!

Reply to EarlG (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 23, 2021, 11:50 PM

Dec 2021

Grasswire2

(13,739 posts)

3. the google site search will turn up posts if you remember a key word.

Reply to Willis88 (Original post)

Thu Dec 23, 2021, 11:44 PM

Dec 2021

I find my old recipes that way. Very old.

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

5. Your posts -- no matter how embarrassing-- are still floating on the internet(s).

Reply to Willis88 (Original post)

Thu Dec 23, 2021, 11:56 PM

Dec 2021

Buckeye_Democrat

(15,083 posts)

6. I've looked up some very old posts of mine...

Reply to Willis88 (Original post)

Thu Dec 23, 2021, 11:59 PM

Dec 2021

... in the past, but I can't access them tonight!

There's only one page of them, with no links to other pages of posts.

It might be a temporary issue.

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