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Posted by: x Foman123 x
Sadly, I think that all of the previous posts in this thread are right, although I do have some other comments.
In the CompoundIntelligence group, where old news is posted constantly, we have really cracked down pretty hard on people who rudely post in response to old news. That's simply not helpful in any way. As far as posting "use the search feature" goes, unfortunately the line is helpful but the search feature often does return too many hits -- especially on generalized topics such as "co-op" or "graphics." Indeed, sometimes it returns Halo 2 information. It takes a bit of practice with that feature to learn to use it appropriately, and it would be nice if the search feature was refined to include a "posted between/before/after date" category and the ability to search only within certain forums.
That said, pointing users to the search feature is never a bad thing if done politely. I don't think that, if done appropriately, it is "bad for b.net." Often times, a user WILL start using the search feature. And the more practice they get with it, the better their searches will become. Even if only in some small way this helps reduce repeat threads, that's a good thing.
Being one of the first to join the group, I would know this. CompondIntelligence has over three thousand members, most of which came from the uncontrollable Halo 3 Forum, so this problem pops up a lot. Again, people do post things like "Use the search feature next time" or "Read the stickies" but most of the time using the feature is an exercise in futility.
Generally, if you search for co-op, you'll come up with random nonsense from other forums, and things from previous Halo games and other games. Searching for Halo 3 online co-op narrows it down a bit, but most of the results consist of random flaming and other useless junk.
It is very hard to adapt to the search feature, and at times it isn't helpful at all.