Years of conditioning by Google have created an expectation among users that search engines are "smart" and will return results that include both wildcard and fuzzy matches by default, without the need to learn and utilize cryptic search syntax. The Lucene index in Geoportal does a great job with wildcard results, but not by default, only if you figure out to use the right syntax. Advanced and strict Lucene search syntax has a role, but among a small audience of specialized users, and should be something a user needs to opt into.
Years of conditioning by Google have created an expectation among users that search engines are "smart" and will return results that include both wildcard and fuzzy matches by default, without the need to learn and utilize cryptic search syntax. The Lucene index in Geoportal does a great job with wildcard results, but not by default, only if you figure out to use the right syntax. Advanced and strict Lucene search syntax has a role, but among a small audience of specialized users, and should be something a user needs to opt into.