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Why MediaWiki's Site Search Stinks, Reason #2
Why MediaWiki's Site Search Stinks, Reason #2
Huge Stopword List: What Were They Thinking?
Huge Stopword List: What Were They Thinking?
http://www.searchtools.com/analysis/mediawiki-search/2-mw-search-stinks-stop
http://www.searchtools.com/analysis/mediawiki-search/2-mw-search-stinks-stopword-hell.html
word-hell.html


For Reference: The MySQL Full Text 5.x default stopwords, as of October
For Reference: The MySQL Full Text 5.x default stopwords, as of October
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mention of a search plugin, then run, do not walk, to replace the site
mention of a search plugin, then run, do not walk, to replace the site
search module
search module
http://www.searchtools.com/analysis/mediawiki-search/index-mediawiki-search-
http://www.searchtools.com/analysis/mediawiki-search/index-mediawiki-search-stinks.html
stinks.html
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Why MediaWiki's Site Search Stinks, Reason #2 Huge Stopword List: What Were They Thinking? http://www.searchtools.com/analysis/mediawiki-search/2-mw-search-stinks-stopword-hell.html

For Reference: The MySQL Full Text 5.x default stopwords, as of October 13, 2008.

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If you have a MediaWiki, check the page Special:Version. If there is no mention of a search plugin, then run, do not walk, to replace the site search module http://www.searchtools.com/analysis/mediawiki-search/index-mediawiki-search-stinks.html