Why is Wikipedia's search function horrible?

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yankeesfan

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I can never find anything with it unless I use Google in conjunction with it. The article names have to be perfectly matched to your search to find something. It is easier to search wikipedia using google. Ex: "Scotland wikipedia"

What prevents improvements on this?
 
LordMaul

LordMaul

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I've noticed what you mean, contrary to these other opinions. It sucks balls, and unless you enter essentially the perfect query, you'll have to either re-search or look through a list of crap it came up with. Also lacks any kind of spelling aids like Google has.

Still, I think it's probably because Google has spoiled us. ;)
 
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Originally posted by: LordMaul
I've noticed what you mean, contrary to these other opinions. It sucks balls, and unless you enter essentially the perfect query, you'll have to either re-search or look through a list of crap it came up with. Also lacks any kind of spelling aids like Google has.

Still, I think it's probably because Google has spoiled us. ;)
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npoe1

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I also have problems with Wikipedia search function I don't know what is better Anand's or Wikipedia's.

I hope that since they?re going to enter to the search business they will improve it.
 
Ika

Ika

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Wikipedia's search works fine for me. Either it finds the article I want or it gives me a list where what I want is in the top 3 (usually the first one).
 
Gunslinger08

Gunslinger08

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I just use google. "term wiki" without the quotes always returns the correct result on the first page.
 
DivideBYZero

DivideBYZero

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Originally posted by: Aflac
Wikipedia's search works fine for me. Either it finds the article I want or it gives me a list where what I want is in the top 3 (usually the first one).
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^wot he said.
 
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jjones

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Always seems to work for me. But if I'm not already in the site, I'll just use a search engine and enter "wiki whatever" and that always finds what I'm looking for.
 
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JustAnAverageGuy

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normally I'm too lazy to do "wikipedia.com" <enter> <enter search term> <enter> <search>

I normally just do

<ctrl + L> "g wiki <term>" <enter> <click>

- JaAG
 
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mercanucaribe

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Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy
normally I'm too lazy to do "wikipedia.com" <enter> <enter search term> <enter> <search>

I normally just do

<ctrl + L> "g wiki <term>" <enter> <click>

- JaAG
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Wtf? Then do you do up down left right up down up down A B A B?
 
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imported_Ned Flanders

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Originally posted by: LordMaul
I've noticed what you mean, contrary to these other opinions. It sucks balls, and unless you enter essentially the perfect query, you'll have to either re-search or look through a list of crap it came up with. Also lacks any kind of spelling aids like Google has.

Still, I think it's probably because Google has spoiled us. ;)
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clamum

clamum

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I agree. You have to pretty much spell whatever you're looking for exactly or you get no results. For some reason I never thought of searching with Google, good idea.
 
Aikouka

Aikouka

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It's not horrible, it's just not a fuzzy search engine... plain and simple.
 
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