search function not often used or neglected when new ideas are posted in thread

The search tab, with a small magnifying glass, is not used inconsistently. I stressfully suggest :

- it should be moved and made slightly bigger to under where you see the green bubble saying '+ Post new thread page 1 of 1282'.

- it should have a title saying: 'Please search first your ideas/suggestion here before posting. it may already have been suggested.

- Search function should be of 'advanced search', not an option. this way members can search for specific items immediately. Rather than 'search' and realizing you have to use 'advanced search' to find exactly what you are looking for.


hope this solves, a little, double posting of ideas/suggestions...

I agree.

What about putting some heuristics software on the features and ideas forum so that when you submit an idea it searches for any matches and says "do any of these look like the idea you're about to submit?"

But then if someone was searching something different, they'd see Please search your ideas, I don't think that would be helpful for people that don't post in I & F sub-forum