[Ads-l] GB false positives [was: Semper Gumby (UNCLASSIFIED)]

[Joel Berson]

What I've been noticing is that when a GB search returns very few hits, a number of those at the end of the list have not the slightest presence of the search expression, nor even the remotest chance of having one.  (E.g., titles seem completely unrelated to the subject.)  I imagine this is also happening when many hits are returned, but no-one has persevered to the ends of such lists.

Whether this is arising from GB's goodheartedness and generosity I have no idea.


Joel

      From: "Mullins, Bill CIV (US)" <william.d.mullins18.civ at MAIL.MIL>
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 Sent: Monday, April 18, 2016 4:28 PM
 Subject: Re: [ADS-L] Semper Gumby (UNCLASSIFIED)
   
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I suspect this is one of those cases where GB is offering a book that they think is close to what you want, rather than actually fitting the search.



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