the feature request

[http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (robert)]

 > From: Aaron Flin <http://www.dogpile.com/~af>
 > Date: Wed  Feb 26,  4:59pm
 >
 > Robert wrote:
 > 
 > > 1) It is incorrect to say "got less than 10" when there are too few results;
 > >    it is more correct to say "got fewer than 10".
 > 
 > I am an Attorney who has worked the last year on a project editing bad
 > english (the works of lawyers from around the world).
 . . .

Thanks for the time-waster!  I otherwise wouldn't complain, but my
girlfriend is on this grammar trip.  (Great excuse, huh?)

 > > 2) Would it be possible to have the "fewer than 10" done even after the first
 > >    set of queries?  I noticed that if you search the "Next Set of Search
 > >    Engines", that, even if you get 0 results, it only searches 3 search
 > >    engines.  Making dogpile search the next set automatically in this case
 > >    would be a big win.
 > 
 > If you use the default search order, almost always you will get more
 > results on the second, third, etc pages.  However, I have noticed that
 > this is not true 100% of the time.  In any case, the whole idea behind
 > automatically moving to the next set of search engines was so that the
 > user would get at least 10.  If the user wants more than ten, then
 > he/she can read what is there first.  No use in wasting resources.  This
 > might not be the so good when Excite Guide gives bogus results, but then
 > again you can always move/remove excite by using the custom search form
 > or grin, bear it  and press the "next" button.

Yes, I understand that this is what happens now.  But, I have seen cases
where I get fewer than 10 results for the 3 search engines after the first
3 and it doesn't continue with the next 3.  I will try to present you with
a reproduceable example....

Again, thanks for all your great work on dogpile.  It's still the best so far.