The Search bar on the right has not been functional occasionally, and even when working, it's far from perfect for a forum focusing on investigation. I compared it with a couple of options. Example links are for the same word search Dyncorp for easy comparison.

Search bar - Simple, the best for the most liked information

• LINK: https://voat.co/search?q=dyncorp&sub=pizzagate&l=true
• RESULT ORDER: voatcount
• INCLUDED: topics, post content
• EXCLUDED: all comments, all results after 25 most upvoated, deleted posts
• TIPS: add more words to narrow the result

searchvoat.co - Great layout, the best for avoiding double posting

• LINK: https://searchvoat.co/index.php?t=dyncorp&s=pizzagate&u=&d=&b=on
• RESULT ORDER: latest first / oldest first
• INCLUDED: topics, option to include post content
• EXCLUDED: all comments, possibly part of posts (see the guide), deleted posts (might appear sometimes)
• TIPS: Efficient filter using "-" in front of a word (example: -shill)
• GUIDE: https://voat.co/v/VoatSearch/1278366
• SPECIAL: Post content (excluding comments) directly available under "+" button

DuckDuckGo (site filtered) - The most complete, the best for digging deeper

• LINK: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=dyncorp+site%3Avoat.co+pizzagate&t=ha&ia=web
• RESULT ORDER: relevance. Option to filter by recent content (day, week, month)
• INCLUDED: topics, content, comments, part of deleted posts
• EXCLUDED: the most recent posts might not appear due to irregular visit hours (even days) of duckduckgo robots
• TIPS: Efficient filter using "-" in front of a word (example: -shill)
• GUIDE: https://duck.co/help/results/syntax
• SPECIAL: DuckDuckGo redirects to searchvoat (above) with !voat bang (try: !voat dyncorp)

To the mods: Search functionality is a vital element in a forum focused on investigation, which I think should allow us all to pass the rules with this post and keep it. I even dare to suggest this to be made sticky for those times when the search bar on the right doesn't work.