Re: handling many matches

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Sat, 2 May 2020 11:21:36 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Drew Adams <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden, address@hidden, address@hidden,
>         address@hidden, address@hidden, address@hidden,
>         address@hidden
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> > Compare with the Internet search: it almost always brings me hundreds
> > of hits, but I normally find what I was after among the first dozen.
> 
> Relatively little of that power/accuracy comes
> from it learning from your habits (your previous
> searches etc.).  It mostly comes from back links,
> i.e., how many links a URL has from other URLs.

AFAIK, this is outdated.  It's how search engines worked several years
ago.  They are much smarter nowadays.

> Of course, links among web pages in turn reflect
> user use patterns (including searches).  But not
> just your own use patterns.

I have evidence that my personal details and previous searches do
affect the results.