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To: AugustWest who wrote (3186)9/26/2002 2:02:57 PM
From: (Bob) Zumbrunnen   of 3372
 
The search feature is the second most valuable asset SI has.

It's also one of the 3 main requirements for message board software, IMO.

Message boards, in their purest essence, are for:

1. Posting messages
2. Reading messages
3. Finding messages to read

Anything beyond that is a frill and anything that impedes any of those 3 is a nuisance.

Which is why I'm going to take your "cumbersome" comment to heart and have another look at the interface at iHub and see if it's got too many non-essential elements or if it doesn't flow correctly.

In your opinion, is it a flow problem or a clutter problem? Flow is really tough to address, but clutter is comparatively easy. I'm already deeply into letting users control many elements of their interface, and it wouldn't be too difficult to offer a simplified version of the same interface.
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