__/ [ Doc O'Leary ] on Sunday 14 May 2006 21:00 \__
> In article <13679286.5VkfHnYOC5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> __/ [ Doc O'Leary ] on Saturday 13 May 2006 23:18 \__
>>
>> > No, it isn't. Again, you haven't even bothered to look at the evidence
>> > before posting. The biggest completion results I see for "mac " is 15
>> > million, but "mac help" completes at over 25 million and is not in that
>> > initial listing. Suggest is just plain broken, and it is a mistake to
>> > recommend it over Trends at this point.
>>
>> No, it is just **well** out-of-date. See my previous message. I have been
>> watching the numbers carefully for over a year (it's a script). No
>> changes.
>
> What part of 25 > 15 don't you understand? Whatever the algorithm
> Suggest uses, it is not the one you seem to think. That those numbers
> are *also* outdated is just another reason not to use Suggest seriously.
No need to get hostile. I am very calm over here, but the word convey no
warmth (being pure text). I fully agree that Google Suggest is rarely
helpful and I no longer use it. The suggestion are more of a distraction
and a hindrance (bloat) and they rarely complement the process which the
searcher understakes. As for "search_term1 search_term2" having more
results than "search_term1", I have seen it before. It's a Google oddity,
which is somewhat normal, yet by no means predictable. *smile*
With kind regards,
Roy
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