I'm a relatively new participant on the forums (though I've been a merchant in SL since Dec. 2010). Since the issues created by the Derelict... erm, *Direct* Delivery system cropped up, I've been checking these forums for information. I too am disappointed in the lack of search-result updating. It's nearly pointless to release new items.
In all, I'm stunned at the lack of responsiveness from Linden Labs toward merchant issues in these forums. I do understand Second Life is a free service, and it's hardly worth complaining about something you get for free. Yet I'd think merchant commissions would be a majority source of income for Linden Labs... thus making merchants some rather important members of Second Life. Why aren't there moderators in the forums, tending to merchant needs, answering their questions, apologizing for mistakes, providing updates on progress? Surely, not everyone at Linden Labs is employed behind the scenes, writing code.
To have to seek out information that's parsed out by the morsel every few days, and without so much as an apology, is really unacceptable. I cannot imagine what some merchants have suffered... those who rely on SL as their primary source of income. If LL won't say it, I will - "I'm sorry for you".
I sure hope you'll fix this soon.
Sincerely - Misha Kerang
"Misha Fine Jewelry"
P.S. - Do not let your motto be... "If it ain't broke - fix it."