Re:Google has made Usenet archives impossible to search
by tennysonmach on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @02:32PM
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I pasted a url into the big ole' search bar on the front page, and it took me to the IA.
I can see how that's confusing, though, since it's a different use case than what we associate them as having.
Re:Google has made Usenet archives impossible to search
by y4mi on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @03:00AM
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why would you browse to their homepage for that? its exactly why custom search engines exist, and its sure as hell is faster to write "ia ctrl-v" into your address bar than navigating there...
Re:Google has made Usenet archives impossible to search
by sillysaurus3 on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @03:56AM
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http://i.imgur.com/vv8LuDZ.png
Because it's not default, and learning how to tweak a browser isn't fun to me. I'd rather study history, or how to write well.
I also have an irrational sense that bypassing someone's website is wrong. By avoiding their homepage, I'd also be avoiding their plea for donations, for example. But I realize this is an irrational feeling, and the only reason I'm voicing it is because you asked why I personally won't do that.
I don't know how other people use it. But for me, that's their central function. And their redesigns have sometimes made that more difficult.
The current version is okay. One of their previous versions hid the search bar somewhere else, and that was very annoying.
As for the rest of the site, I've never used it.