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Possible explanation: The last thread you appear to have posted in had 1249 comments. Right under where it says Sort by: Top, I did see a box that said Show: 500 and under that, a link that said Load all Comments. If it was only showing the top 500 comments, a new comment might not be visible by default.
Can you see your post after clicking the Load all Comments link, or is it still not visible?
The other problem with searching is that comments which aren't immediately visible on the page-- "continue this thread" and "comment score below threshold" (and the comments to that comment)-- won't show up in search. I hate this feature with an abiding hatred.
There are a number of issues with post visibility on this site. When I first posted here, it actually took a week for me to figure out just how to make my post visible. And when I posted here again recently after not posting for a while, I had this problem again, although the last time it was actually a different issue, I believe.
As a programmer, my analysis is that many of the issues about post visibility that bother me would not really require major code changes. Most are just usability-type things, like better placement or sizing for interface functionality. The search issue you mentioned might require slightly more tweaking. Unfortunately, it sounds from your comment below that there really is no one actively maintaining the site.
Honestly, I wish I could try fixing some of it myself, but even if I could get access the code (I heard somewhere that it is open source?), I have no idea how I would get approval for the changes.
It's all here. Eliezer approves most change requests, I assume. And the TrikeApps people would probably review the implementation, when they have time.
Thanks. I will take a look at it. Once I finish setting it up and sift through the codebase to find the templates and other frontend interface things, I'll see what I can do.