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  1. MusicBrainz Server
  2. MBS-10540

Make default search fuzzy

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      If I put in the search "Sofie Sugar" not knowing the true spelling of the artist it leads to some common problems:
      1. I won't be able to find the artist, the main issue.
      2. I may add a new duplicate artist under the incorrect spelling.

      A solution is to make the default search for "Sofie Sugar" (that currently doesn't find Sophie Sugar) return the same results as the advanced fuzzy search "Sophie~ Sugar~" (that currently finds it).

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          [MBS-10540] Make default search fuzzy

          atj made changes -
          Attachment New: crappysearch.gif [ 15730 ]
          yvanzo made changes -
          Link New: This issue is duplicated by SEARCH-293 [ SEARCH-293 ]
          yvanzo made changes -
          Component/s New: Search [ 10003 ]
          Description Original: "Sophie Sugar" => S122
          "Sofie Sugar" => S122

          If I put in the search "Sofie Sugar" not knowing the true spelling of the artist it leads to some common problems:
          1. I won't be able to find the artist, the main issue.
          2. I may add a new duplicate artist under the incorrect spelling.

          MusicBrainz could use a simple Google-style:
          Did you mean _Sophie Sugar_?           		New: If I put in the search "Sofie Sugar" not knowing the true spelling of the artist it leads to some common problems:
           1. I won't be able to find the artist, the main issue.
           2. I may add a new duplicate artist under the incorrect spelling.

          A solution is to make the [default search for "{{Sofie Sugar}}"|https://musicbrainz.org/search?query=Sofie+Sugar&type=artist] (that currently doesn't find [Sophie Sugar|https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b1240d55-4b9e-4f82-8183-d6a43b0d23a0]) return the same results as the [advanced fuzzy search "{{Sophie~ Sugar~}}"|https://musicbrainz.org/search?query=Sofie~+Sugar~&type=artist&method=advanced] (that currently finds it).
          Summary Original: Soundex support when searching for artist names. New: Make default search fuzzy

          yvanzo added a comment -

          Updated ticket's summary and description with the most feasible implementation according to the above comments, as Soundex is definitely not an option (as it is too anglocentric).

          yvanzo added a comment - Updated ticket's summary and description with the most feasible implementation according to the above comments, as Soundex is definitely not an option (as it is too anglocentric ).
          yvanzo made changes -
          Key Original: SEARCH-83 New: MBS-10540
          Project Original: MusicBrainz Search Server [ 10020 ] New: MusicBrainz Server [ 10000 ]
          Oliver Charles made changes -
          Assignee Original: Oliver Charles [ acid2 ]

          Paul Taylor added a comment -

          Seems to be that they are completely different suggestions.

          Both could be done, whether they should or will be done is a different matter.

          Paul Taylor added a comment - Seems to be that they are completely different suggestions. Both could be done, whether they should or will be done is a different matter.

          Elliot Chance added a comment -

          Sorry, I misunderstood. Yes that should work.

          Elliot Chance added a comment - Sorry, I misunderstood. Yes that should work.

          nikki added a comment -

          Did you read the ticket? It's asking for the defaults to be improved (such as using fuzzy searching like I used above) so that partial matches match better.

          nikki added a comment - Did you read the ticket? It's asking for the defaults to be improved (such as using fuzzy searching like I used above) so that partial matches match better.

          Elliot Chance added a comment -

          Not really related. I wouldn't expect Joe User to know how to use advanced search with operators. I would say that's more when you know Sofie is incorrect but don't know the true spelling.

          Elliot Chance added a comment - Not really related. I wouldn't expect Joe User to know how to use advanced search with operators. I would say that's more when you know Sofie is incorrect but don't know the true spelling.

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