I had imagined this as an option on the search page:

[x] search for specific posts and display specific posts.
[ ] search for specific posts and display specific threads.

Currently, the system searches and displays results of all specific posts. What I had imagined was the search mechanism was *not* altered at all, only the way the results were displayed.

Try the following search: Search displays only root posts

Now, what you see is the root post (mine) and then all others posts within the thread beneath it.

What I am asking for is an option to only display the root post, so that you know the search term is within that *thread* and then you go looking.

I would like to see this implemented because when there are a number of posts within the same thread referencing the same thing it clutters your search results. If this thread had 20 posts, then the 20 would of been displayed using the above link which is IMO, is rather useless as it's the same I will be opening - providing I'm browsing in flat mode, that is.

- wil