[quote=Chep post_id=522230 time=1728253733 user_id=119833]
I find that if I errantly hit a space when typing a search query, or choose the keyboard-suggested word which then automatically adds a space, the results disappear if the punctuation isn't 100% accurate.

Let's use this recent search: Crosby, Stills & Nash.

If I type C-R-O-S and see my keyboard suggest “Crosby” I tap that, but the problem is that the keyboard will enter “Crosby ” with a SPACE after it and return no results. Even if I ignore the suggestion and type it myself I enter Crosby Stills & Nash, or even Crosby Stills and Nash .. but nothing will come up because I did not include the cursed comma. Now, technically it’s Crosby COMMA Stills & Nash, and yeah, and I guess my bad for forgetting which bands/track names have commas after words, but I wish there was a little smartness to the search engine to know, “oh, I’m guessing you’re looking for Crosby, Stills & Nash, aren’t you?” We all have muscle memory for things, especially searches online here in the 21st century, and if I search without the comma on Google it doesn’t come back with, “yeah, I got nothin, pal,” the way it does with MMA.

Thanks,

Chep
2.0.1.1214
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Hi there!
I want to know why the search engine fails to find results if a query like 'Crosby, Stills & Nash' is missing punctuation, and could it be smarter in recognizing similar searches?
Thanks,
Mike Taku.

Thank you for taking the time to address these.

Added the following for leading and trailing spaces: https://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=21245

Added the following on allowing less precise queries: https://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=21246

I find that if I errantly hit a space when typing a search query, or choose the keyboard-suggested word which then automatically adds a space, the results disappear if the punctuation isn't 100% accurate.

Let's use this recent search: Crosby, Stills & Nash.

If I type C-R-O-S and see my keyboard suggest “Crosby” I tap that, but the problem is that the keyboard will enter “Crosby ” with a SPACE after it and return no results. Even if I ignore the suggestion and type it myself I enter Crosby Stills & Nash, or even Crosby Stills and Nash .. but nothing will come up because I did not include the cursed comma. Now, technically it’s Crosby COMMA Stills & Nash, and yeah, and I guess my bad for forgetting which bands/track names have commas after words, but I wish there was a little smartness to the search engine to know, “oh, I’m guessing you’re looking for Crosby, Stills & Nash, aren’t you?” We all have muscle memory for things, especially searches online here in the 21st century, and if I search without the comma on Google it doesn’t come back with, “yeah, I got nothin, pal,” the way it does with MMA.

Thanks,

Chep
2.0.1.1214