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by _zekiel 4424 days ago
I mentioned this in my comment above but am wondering if it applies here as well: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7729839

--the !bangs are already categorized and it sounds like you're looking for a way to see which !bangs might apply to your search (for better results). ~explore mode. Would the suggestion of making them searchable by category be a good solution or something even different?

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The categories are useful, but it would be great if you could work out a way of returning relevant search engines to a particular request, inline with that request. It just reduces friction.

> Would the suggestion of making them searchable by category be a good solution or something even different?

On the /bang.html page I think it would be good if you could search through the !bangs using a small text description, or a series of tags, because a single category doesn't really cover it. For instance, scirus or google scholar are science search engines, you can't just put them in the 'academic' or 'learning' section, and expect people to be able to find them, unless they already know the sites.

Duly noted! We'll definitely take that to heart.