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Dear Administrator(s),

I am aware that the 'search' button is already available. However it is not very accessible. I think it would be effective if the search bar was more obvious to see, especially for newcomers. It is very clear that users simply don't use the search bar. People should use the search bar, before they create a thread, to check if that area of topic has already been discussed in the past. There are so many threads that have been repeated.

Perhaps make the search bar large and obvious. Maybe a vibrant colour may help. Some different design that will encourage people to use it.

"The summit is just a halfway point"

i second that idea.

"UNIX is an operating system, OS/2 is half an operating system, Windows is a shell, and DOS is a boot partition virus. ~Peter H. Coffin"

I am trying to work on the search option right now. I gues it is just me , it is plain as day, in full view and readily seen.

As for the usefullnes of it at this point and time it needs to be worked on. I will keep you guys updated on thw work.

Small note....I looked for a thread over 2 yrs old about a week ago. I found it on the first page returned so it isnt that bad.

"The Restless Mind - The curiosity of intellectual infancy"

I'm not sure if this may be done already but an automated message(email) could be sent to the new user informing them about the search bar and the positive uses that come along with it.

"I love to see people struggling for their purpose in life..."

it would be more useful if you could limit your search to topic titles as well. i have used the search bar only a few times, and it came up with a host of unrelated topics, that happened to have had the keywords on various posts, whereas i was searching for a subject title.

"I tried coding in cocoa but it ran between the keys and shorted my pc"

It comes to my attention [again], that there are threads simply being reused repeatedly. Now I think it would be of most interest to yourself Decius, to all admins and members for that matter, to have a more effective and efficient system.

"The summit is just a halfway point"

I've altered the way the search engine works (again) to be more specific and quick.

Give it a try and what you want "should" be on the first page.

"Hating everyone protects me from elitism."

Wow, more accurate results now.

"The summit is just a halfway point"