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Growler · 03-08-11, 08:25 PM

Well... I'd argue that quantity does not equal quality - is the startling difference between right-leaning and left-leaning posts reflected in the titles, or does the use of inflammatory rhetoric in topic titles reflect an anti-[position] bias? As an example: The thread entitled "Obamacare is still unconstitutional" is clearly an anti-Obama position, but reflects in the search results as an appearance of the search string "Obama." On a similar note, if a topic existed about "Bush-league baseball" - that would also show up in a "Bush" search.

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03-08-11, 08:25 PM	#11
Growler A long way from the sea Join Date: May 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,913 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Well... I'd argue that quantity does not equal quality - is the startling difference between right-leaning and left-leaning posts reflected in the titles, or does the use of inflammatory rhetoric in topic titles reflect an anti-[position] bias? As an example: The thread entitled "Obamacare is still unconstitutional" is clearly an anti-Obama position, but reflects in the search results as an appearance of the search string "Obama." On a similar note, if a topic existed about "Bush-league baseball" - that would also show up in a "Bush" search. Results are not always what they appear. __________________ At Fiddler’s Green, where seamen true When here they’ve done their duty The bowl of grog shall still renew And pledge to love and beauty.