I'm trying to search for a string. It's a hardware identifier 10ec:8168 and should be unique to that make/model of chip. Any questions that mention is should be relevant.
But compare the site search to the API /search/advanced results:
- http://askubuntu.com/search?q=10ec%3A8168
- http://api.stackexchange.com/2.1/search/advanced?pagesize=10&order=desc&sort=relevance&site=askubuntu&q=10ec%3A8168
These should be identical and they're not.
Is there any reason the API search is so crippled and is there any timeframe for bringing parity between it and the main search?