Queries with No Vital Result
Most queries do not have Vital results. Here are situations for which there is no V result.
• The query does not have a dominant interpretation.
• The query is not an entity or is not a navigation query.
• No official website or webpage exists for the entity.
• No person or entity can "own" the topic of the query.
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Query |
Vital Result? |
Description |
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[ADA], English (US) |
No V result is possible. |
There is no dominant interpretation. The following entities are all common interpretations. Each interpretation has an official homepage, but none is V since there is no dominant interpretation. • Americans with Disabilities Act • American Dental Association • American Diabetes Association |
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[knitting], English (US) |
No V result is possible. |
This is an information query. Knitting is an activity anyone can do and that anyone can create a website for. There is no one official source for knitting information. No one can own this topic. |
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[diabetes], English (US) |
No V result is possible. |
This is an information query. No person or entity can claim ownership of the query [diabetes]. |
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[ipod reviews], English (US) |
No V result is possible. |
The query [ipod] English (US) has a Vital result, but [ipod reviews] does not. [ipod reviews] is an Know query. Users are looking for information that many sites can provide. |
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[how old is britney spears?], English (US) |
No V result is possible. |
The query [Britney Spears] is an entity query, but [how old is britney spears] is not. This is an Know query. Users are looking for information that many sites can provide. |
Be careful with queries such as [diabetes], [knitting], [furniture], [cars], [toys], etc. There is no Vital result possible because no one can "own" the topic of these queries. TLRBs with URLs that match the query may not even be helpful.
Sites claiming to be official may not actually be official sites. The V rating should NOT be assigned on the basis of the result block or appearance of the URL alone. You must visit the LP and examine the website. Here are some examples of result blocks that may look Vital, but are not:
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Query |
LP of the Result Block, Result Block |
Vital? |
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[Ashley Tisdale] , English (US) |
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No: This LP is not an official homepage for Ashley Tisdale; it is a fan site. This is the "real" official V result: Official Ashley Tisdale
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[Branson, Missouri] , English (US) |
Landing page link: LP
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NoThe title of the TLRB and the LP display the words "Branson.com Official Website," but it is the homepage of the Branson.com website, not the homepage of the official city of Branson, Missouri website: Official Vital Result for the
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Query |
LP of the Result Block, Result Block |
Vital? |
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[Diabetes], English (US) |
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NoNo V result is possible for this query because it is an information query and no one can claim ownership of it. |
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[fabric], English (US) |
Landing page link: LP
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NoNo V result is possible for this query because it is an information query and no one can claim ownership of it. |
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[chairs], English (US) |
Landing page link: LP
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NoNo V result is possible for this query because it is an information query and no one can claim ownership of it. This is an example of a spam page (see Section 14.4.2, Parked Domains). |
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