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I will give this a try. Can someone please tell me why does the reddit search engine default to searching globally? 99 out of 100 searches I make I am on a sub
by INTPenis 6y ago
I will give this a try.
Can someone please tell me why does the reddit search engine default to searching globally? 99 out of 100 searches I make I am on a subreddit, want to search the subreddit, enter my search term and the first thing it does is search globally. I have to click the link r/subreddit to make it search locally.
Most times the API doesn't even have time to return the results before I click the link and make it do another request to search locally. Isn't that wasteful?
I am of course talking about the new UI.
- optimalsolver 6y agoIt's up to the subreddit's mods whether the search bar does a local or global search. It's obviously in Reddit's interest for users to be able to search site-wide, but mods can change this behavior. Seems a fair setup to me.
- thatguy0900 6y agoVery strange to put that in the mods control. Why would the mods have any idea or care for what users search for? Reddit has all the data about what users usually want and users know what they actually want, I don't see where mods come in
- ketralnis 6y agoIs it? I'm pretty sure they just remember the setting from last time you searched, I don't see this setting anywhere in the subreddits I mod
- apple4ever 6y agoThat drives me BONKERS and they need to fix it.