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by admax88q 1780 days ago
> that their algorithms assumed you wanted

What? That's the whole purpose of search algorithms isn't it? I'm not sure I understand your complaint.

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not necessarily. the assumption part is the key. If I search wild turkey, I would accept listings on the bird or the specific whiskey. I would not accept listings of other brands of whiskey or scotch or other alcohol. I also would not accept listings on birds unless there was direct mention of wild turkey in it. Assuming I was interested in something other than what was requested is where it lost usefulness to me. Maybe others found it more useful, but when I search for a term I want that term in the results when I hit search. It's an entirely different concept when I hit Feeling Lucky. At that point, I'll accept any of the previous examples
The Google search results for wild turkey seem extremely reasonable to me. Did you try this example before using it?
it's just an example. of course somebody on the internet did the exact thing i was meaning to be an example. kudos

the point of the story is that I'll take "anything related in the slightest to my query for $500" when hitting the Feeling Lucky button. when I hit search, I want specifics to my search term. don't go making 6 degrees of separation results.