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Apr 23 '10
Evgeny 
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edit: now search resets after you visit "questions" view second time in a row by clicking on "questions" tab.
It does not mean that you will have to always hit "questions" twice, except in one case - you do some search, then go to a question, and then click on "questions". Now you search will persist, and to reset you will need to hit the tab again. - What do you think?
original:
Yes it is too persistent at this point and we should find a better balance.
Basically the idea for the search result was to persist upon reading individual questions (and doing anything relevant to that question - vote, bookmark, flag, etc) and returning back to the list of questions by clicking on "questions" tab. Is it not natural or too complicated?
The pro is that you can continue refining your search after reading a question, the con is that persistence may give impression to the users that they are stuck.
I thought of clearing search on click of "questions" tab when you already see the question listing, and second successive click on "all". Another option is to add "reset" action to all clicks on "questions" tab and keep it simpler on the master branch while experimenting here.
Another thing that is not very optimal is that if you go to "unanswered" - sort order switches to "less answers", which is natural at this point, but it is sticky too and is inherited to the next view - e.g. if you go to "favorite" sort is still by "less answers" - also asking for another tweak.
