The documents are returned sorted on relevance depending on order, proximity, frequency of terms.
Default search behavior
By default, all search terms are optional. It behaves like an OR logic. Objects that contain the more terms are rated higher in the results and will appear first in their type. For example, wiki forum will find:
- objects that include both terms
- objects that include the term wiki
- objects that include the term forum
Requiring terms
Add a plus sign ( + ) before a term to indicate that the term must appear in results. Example: +wiki forum will find objects containing at least wiki. Objects with both terms and many occurences of the terms will appear first.
Excluding terms
Add a minus sign ( - ) before a term to indicate that the term must not appear in the results. To reduce a term's value without completely excluding it, use a tilde. Example: -wiki forum will find objects that do not contain wiki but contain forum
Grouping terms
Use parenthesis ( ) to group terms into subexpressions. Example: +wiki +(forum blog) will find objects that contain wiki and forum or that contain wiki and blog in any order.
Finding phrases
Use double quotes ( " " ) around a phrase to find terms in the exact order, exactly as typed. Example: "Alex Bell" will not find Bell Alex or Alex G. Bell.
Using wildcards
Add an asterisk ( * ) after a term to find objects that include the root word. For example, run* will find:
- objects that include the term run
- objects that include the term runner
- objects that include the term running
Reducing a term's value
Add a tilde ( ~ ) before a term to reduce its value indicate to the ranking of the results. Objects that contain the term will appear lower than other objects (unlike the minus sign which will completely exclude a term). Example: +wiki ~forum will rate an object with only wiki higher that an object with wiki and forum.
Changing relevance value
Add a less than ( < ) or greater than ( > ) sign before a term to change the term's contribution to the overall relevance value assigned to a object. Example: +wiki +(>forum < blog) will find objects that contain wiki and forum or wiki and blog in any order. wiki forum will be rated higher.
Blogs
"The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
522 pages
This is a New York Times Best-selling novel about the relationships around the white residents of Jackson, Mississippi and their Black maids.
I found it entertaining and well worth your time. The book concerns the writing of a series of stories about the maid/employer relationships in their town as written by a white woman with the cooperation of a number of black maids who were very likely putting their lives on the line.
It is funny at times but poignant too as they try book try to keep their meeting secret from the dire consequences bound to develop if their efforts ever come to light within the community.
It was common, of course, for the white population to use black people for all kinds of manual labor with little regard for black humanity and with disgusting rules enforced to keep the status quo intact. At the same time these white people had black maids who frequently raised the white children along with doing all the tasks of a lowly maid in a racist society.
This might be classed more as a “Chick book” by some but I found it well worth my time.