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> If something does not exist, Wikipedia does not try to guess "what we want". Try it out: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&search=typ

• 1vuio0pswjnm7 4y ago
  Perhaps this illustrates the importance of defaults. Consider which defaults favour advertising. Search Wikipedia for "exmaple.com", a common error when typing the string "example.com". By default, the results are the pages that contain this exact string. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?limit=500&profile=all&search=exmaple.com&ns0=1&useskin=vector https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?limit=500&profile=all&s... Now try the same query with Google. To get pages with this exact string, one needs to enclose the string in quotes. By default the results will not be pages that contain the string. "Tech" companies want people to believe "search" and "suggestions" (non-objective ranking, insertion of "popular" items, insertion of the search provider's own web properties, etc.) are the same thing. I have no issue with suggestions. Sometimes, but not all times, suggestions are helpful. However I do have an issue with people believing search and suggestions are the same thing. IIRC, there was a point in the past where Google was ignoring quotes and there were some HN threads about the subject.
  • 1vuio0pswjnm7 4y ago
    In truth the Wikipedia search results do not contain the exact string "exmaple.com". It appears Wikipedia drops the .com and queries for the string "exmaple", in both singular and plural forms.