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by ryan29 1731 days ago
It feels censored. Is it? For example:

- bigbongforbonnie.com = 1 exact match

- bigbongforbonnie = no results

- bigbongsforbonnie = lots of recommendations that aren't good

For the last one, I say the recommendations aren't good because the .com is available. I used 'bong' as an example because it seems like any drug related terms or slang are disallowed, but it's super strict and bleeds over into legitimate uses.

For example, imagine you run PEI Pipe Fitters in PEI, Canada and search for 'peipipefitters'. The .com is available, but it gives terrible recommendations instead. The recommendations don't even include the words 'pipe fitter'. It swaps 'floor' for pipe. What a clbuttic mistake. Lol. You have to go for the exact match search (peipipefitters.com) just to realize the .com is available.

Swear words also seem to be filtered. What's the deal?