[eluser]pbreit[/eluser]
Fine, you picked the most basic search example. How about a search with a few parameters? Yes, search is one area where querystrings are not only widely used (universally, in fact) but correctly used.
The other huge area are 3rd party services. Not everyone creates self-contained web sites. In fact, the great thing about the internet is integrating with other services.
Why do you guys defend this deficiency. I don't get it. Seriously. It's not *my* point of view. It is the point of view of the vast majority of web developers including folks like Tim Berners Lee, Roy Fielding, Rasmus Lerdorf, et al.
