Haven't you ever searched this forum for a recipe without having seen it first? We do it with Google or DuckDuckGo. I think it's better to search here first.But you wouldn't know what you don't see. It doesn't do any good to search if you don't know what you are looking for.
Besides, CD wouldn't be ignoring a thread that he doesn't know exists. He has to see it first to decide that he would like to ignore it.