Can we put a search box in OS so you can search questions? Instead of asking questions, you search if there's someone who already answered your question. For example, I was asking a question when I saw that there was the same question deep inside OS. By that time, someone already answered my question.

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anonymous · Answer

Any opinions?

anonymous · Answer

@Miracrown?

miracrown · Answer

This idea has already been suggested by multiple users; hopefully they will consider it in the near future. But thanks for bringing it up again, I understand you weren't aware of this. 

Anyhow, what is Google for? ;)

anonymous · Answer

lol. Google is good, but sometimes it doesn't have everything

miracrown · Answer

add site:openstudy.com

miracrown · Answer

Then why search when you can ask here on OS and get live help

miracrown · Answer

I know, a search engine for OS would be more convenient to go about, but unfortunately we don't have that implemented in the system yet. However, there are always other alternatives you could try.

butterflydreamer · Answer

this could be a good idea :)
BUT if you could just sift through OS and find your question.. you would be able to see how the problem was solved at that time but what if your understanding of the question is different to what the other user (who asked the same question) knew? 
So for example, if that user knew a formula that you didn't, it would kinda be more difficult for you to try to understand their method of working out the question? 
Or say.. if they understood one of the other os user's explanations but you didn't, then.. you would kinda be stuck right? 
So in someeeee ways it may just be more convenient to ask the question yourself and then have someone else walk you through the question ^_^ 
Idk if that makes any sense xD But yaaaaah :) It's still a good suggestion though!

anonymous · Answer

@butterflydreamer has a good point. A lot of the questions I ask have already been answered, and I do Google them just to see, but I don't learn by just reading something on a screen, I learn by going through the problem step by step with someone. And there was one created by @jaynator495 , let me see if I can dig it up :)

anonymous · Answer

http://openstudy.com/users/jaynator495#/updates/54f0b081e4b0b9f2c71f385e

thesmartone · Answer

@Abhisar Already made something. These two sites have the search bar meant to search OpenStudy posts :) http://webyab.hostoi.com/search.html http://openstudytutorials.weebly.com