tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post3767539817602908231..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Ancestry.com's Name Authority DictionaryRandy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-2202786543860910972009-11-16T18:52:15.599-08:002009-11-16T18:52:15.599-08:00'Old Search' evidently does not incorporat...'Old Search' evidently does not incorporate the name-variation-cluster approach. When I search for an 'Elizabeth' it does not retrieve 'Elisabeth', although the wildcard can be used to search for 'Eli*beth' to include also the occasions where it is rendered 'Elisibeth'.<br /><br />The wild cards tend to disrupt New Search's workings. Maybe that is part of the reason for the Name Dictionary.<br /><br />Now if they could only fix place names, and get the search engines to stop reversing surname-firstname in results. E.g., when searching for Stanley Morgan, I have no interest at all in Morgan Stanley.Geoloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050268303916428230noreply@blogger.com