...the local search is far superior.
Agreed. But I often find myself searching the wider net, and getting hits on pages that should really match my search terms. So if a user is named tie, I don't really want PM pages to bubble up just because I searched for "perl tie-dye pattern creation", when those pages only mention tie the user. There are probably other text areas on various pages that don't need indexing either.
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when those pages only mention tie the user
Be aware, you can exclude a specific user's posts from search, too. So, in that case, had the page only shown because tie made a comment, it would be excluded from the local search.
The OP's suggestion is not a bad one, helping Google better find results here would be even better. Just don't forget PM's own awesome Super Search.
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Be aware, you can exclude a specific user's posts from search, too.
Yes, the local search options are in many ways more finely tuned. My point was, if I want to include the wider net in my search, I frequently have to do two searches.
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