User blog comment:Daniel Baran/Search Developments: Big Picture/@comment-160529-20120510065353/@comment-160529-20120511003730

That doesnt solve the issue Dopp!

if I type in "template:character" I need to be taken directly to that page, this isnt something that is done for "discovery of new pages" it is done for wiki maintenance, it is directed and intentional with no room for interpretation.

there is no reason that a napespace search shouldnt take you directly too that page. They arent typically truely content pages even. . ..

This is the primary issue most people have, is that wiki maintenance has been slowed down. . . if you make an exception with namespace searches it will cut down complaints by half.

not to mentioned that new users dont know what a namespace is, or have any purpose for looking at the templates or special pages.