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Users decry search functions that parse every letter

A Mastodon user expressed frustration with search functionalities that parse every letter individually, leading to irrelevant results. They cited an example from the Bandcamp app where searching for "Mescaline Maniacs" returned a list of unrelated items. This issue was noted as not being an isolated incident, suggesting a broader trend of deteriorating search quality. AI

RANK_REASON User complaint about a specific feature's poor implementation, not a broader industry trend or significant event.

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Users decry search functions that parse every letter

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    When did developers start implementing searches that just parse every single letter as an individual search? For example, searching Mescaline Maniacs inside my

    When did developers start implementing searches that just parse every single letter as an individual search? For example, searching Mescaline Maniacs inside my collection on the Bandcamp app pulled up the useless results below. Mescaline Maniacs was at the top of the list, but wt…