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Why not use DDG to find the correct site, and then use that site's built-in search for finding things within it? Better yet, if I already know I want a particu
by mostlysimilar 6y ago
Why not use DDG to find the correct site, and then use that site's built-in search for finding things within it?
Better yet, if I already know I want a particular doc or site, I'll go directly to that site instead of hopping through a search engine first.
- h4l0 6y agoLet me introduce you to a site called Reddit.
- nefitty 6y agoI think you’re implying that Reddit’s search is subpar, which I agree, although it seems it has improved slightly, recently. When I want firsthand perspective on something I usually append “reddit” to my google searches instead of searching reddit itself, even if I have a reddit tab open already.
- dredmorbius 6y agoOn relatively sparse, self-post (fow or no link) subreddits, Reddit search is fairly useful for searchin posts only. Comments are not indexed. At volume and with links, search breaks down from both insufficient context (esppecially with editorialised, sensationalised, or vague titles) and excess low-yield content.
- dredmorbius 6y agos/fow/few/
- hansvm 6y agoPlenty of sites have terrible search and discovery stories. I routinely search in a general purpose search engine and filter to the site whose results I want because it's faster and more reliable than trying to navigate the site itself.
- ffpip 6y agoPlease use reddit search via the Reddit site, and then via Google/DDG to see the difference.
- swiftcoder 6y agoIt's been a decade since the majority of sites had a usable search of their own. Many that still do are just hosting a site-specific Google search at this point.
- svachalek 6y agoUsually you get much better results by doing the opposite, go to Google and run the search with site:reddit.com or wherever.