User blog comment:Rupert Giles/Global Navigation Update/@comment-452-20141203225528

Since I've been unable to locate any positive comments, here's one: I like the effort to make the search bar more prominent.

I took part in the search bar test over a year ago and was wondering what ever happened with that, but it seems obvious that this was the outcome.

One suggestion: some kind of "Search" placeholder text in the input field, even though it's already to the left of the field, making it explicitly clear that the blue part is where you type wouldn't go astray.

Edit: Clarification

When I say "I like the effort to make the search bar more prominent", I'm talking about moving it, not talking about the fixed positioning.