Tags and punctuation

[SRJUK]

Here is a simple question I hope.  Does punctuation matter in tags?  I.e.  would all of these different tags, which are accepted as different tags by the system actually come up as different search results? This is especially an issue when it comes to the multiple ways you could type a name.

 

- TS Eliot

- T.S. Eliot

- t.s. Eliot 

- ts eliot

- T.S. eliot

 

[Joseph Clemson]

Two minutes of testing indicates the following

 

TS Eliot, 116 images returned

T.S. Eliot, 310 images returned

T S Eliot, 310 images returned

t. s. eliot, 310 images returned

 

So, the  full stop is ignored as is the capitalisation, but you cannot leave out the space where the full stop should be in a set of initials, unlessthe contributor has specifically included the keyword with the initials without the spaces. In this particular case, putting in a misspelling (T.S. Elliot) would bring up a few more relevant images.

Edited June 21, 2019 by Joseph Clemson
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[Allan Bell]

2 hours ago, SRJUK said:

Here is a simple question I hope.  Does punctuation matter in tags?  I.e.  would all of these different tags, which are accepted as different tags by the system actually come up as different search results? This is especially an issue when it comes to the multiple ways you could type a name.

 

- TS Eliot

- T.S. Eliot

- t.s. Eliot 

- ts eliot

- T.S. eliot

 

 

I know you are asking about punctuation but I am pretty sure that it does not seem to matter whether or not you include capitals. That would reduce the alternatives somewhat.

 

Allan

 

Edited June 21, 2019 by Allan Bell

[wiskerke]

AoA (All of Alamy) is your friend. Or should be.

%elliot% gives many results, but not many seem to be looking for the Nobel Prize winning cat lover.

 

wim

Edited June 21, 2019 by wiskerke
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[Allan Bell]

3 hours ago, Joseph Clemson said:

Two minutes of testing indicates the following

 

TS Eliot, 116 images returned

T.S. Eliot, 310 images returned

T S Eliot, 310 images returned

t. s. eliot, 310 images returned

 

So, the  full stop is ignored as is the capitalisation, but you cannot leave out the space where the full stop should be in a set of initials, unlessthe contributor has specifically included the keyword with the initials without the spaces. In this particular case, putting in a misspelling (T.S. Elliot) would bring up a few more relevant images.

 

Yes you cannot leave out the space for sure.😂

 

Allan

 

[spacecadet]

Worth watching in languages other than English, too- there are lots of bear traps in Italian and French. Castel Sant'Angelo without the space would search as santangelo. Caps are definitely ignored.