I've been trying to find posts from a DU member I haven't seen in awhile

[EYESORE 9001]

I hesitate to post the username, as it’s possible the person is still amongst us , using a different name. I’ll just leave this clue:

I don’t drink with you

I’ll further add that the only reason I thought about this person is that Plano, Texas came up in a discussion, and that’s where he lived. I’ll also add this person’s outstanding fishing skills. Hooked many an unwary fishie, that one.

Google is disappointing in this regard. I found one archived thread, from an earlier iteration of DU. Only one. Was it really that long ago that ‘giving it a goog’ would pull up every single post from someone using a unique identifier?

If anyone should be so inclined, I’d like to hear about a better search engine. I’ve used archive.org, but a good many links are no longer valid.

[Think. Again.]

1. There's a "member lookup" option...

the "my DU" page where you can see all their latest posts.

[EYESORE 9001]

2. Not this person

Member lookup comes up empty

[Emile]

3. Are you spelling the person name correctly?

[EYESORE 9001]

4. Absolutely sure

Even a truncated version brought up nothing.

[Think. Again.]

5. I'm not sure how it works, ...

...but perhaps they were "removed" by the MIRT team or something?

[EYESORE 9001]

6. I considered that possibility

Thing is, I can’t find a single viable link to a profile, so it’s like the person never existed.

[Think. Again.]

7. Have you checked your own journal...

...for any possible responses from them to any of your posts?

Maybe you can track your previous conversations with them that way and then click on their username?

[EYESORE 9001]

8. I don't keep a journal

None of our conversations contained anything noteworthy.

[hlthe2b]

9. If they were "PPR'd" it is possible their profile was deleted as well.

Sometimes Google will find a reference to the name if someone in a thread mentions them--even if that person is not posting, but I guess that they are gone. If you can remember a time period and a major issue that they might have posted about, perhaps using the advanced search to find that thread will still show their reply...

There are several former posters about which I feel similarly. I would love to communicate with them, but alas...

[EYESORE 9001]

10. That may well be what happened

It’s not like I want to reconnect or anything. Most of our encounters were heavily laden with sarcasm, and I wondered what he got out of his espousal of RW rhetoric. Personally, I think he was a high-functioning troll who liked to stir the merde.

[Donkees]

11. Flagged for Review. Last post Jan 28, 2022

[EYESORE 9001]

12. How did you find that?

I’m curious.

[Donkees]

13. I just did a regular google search with "I don't drink with you" and democraticunderground ...

A lot of threads came up mentioning the quoted thread title, and within other famous DU threads, discussing the person.

I started with a thread from 2014 titled "Some of you have been on this site for over a decade.'' It was easy to follow a trail of DU links. Saved a few threads if you want them.

[Think. Again.]

16. Wel done!

[ProfessorGAC]

15. Or By EarlG

MIRT can only ban members with under a hundred posts. After that, it's up to the admins.
I'm guessing by the description in the OP that this poster was over a hundred.

[XanaDUer2]

14. I remember that nt