I appreciate that it's tedious for posters who've seen answers given very much earlier in a thread to be asked again. However, I contend that on this board a questioner isn't always led to the first answer!
Many times I've typed a clue into the maroon box, got the result that there are no questions, answers or topics on the site, then hit search the web - only to find I'm directed to a wealth of answers on the site. Why doesn't it work properly?