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clarify how to do multi-level attribute searches
When people use the [[Special:SearchTriple|"Search Triple"]] feature in Centiare, they will have utmost confidence and success in finding the articles they are looking for, if they correctly use the search forms, and you've correctly tagged your articles for semantic searching.
When people use the [[Special:SearchTriple|"Search Triple"]] feature in Centiare, they will have utmost confidence and success in finding the articles they are looking for, if they correctly use the search forms, and you've correctly tagged your articles for semantic searching.
The possibilities for this are literally limitless, for both businesses and individuals. Imagine conducting a search for a male, born in Michigan between 1965 and 1968, who has interests in both skiing and poker. Do you think that would be easy with MySpace, Wikipedia, or Google? Fat chance. But on Centiare, it will be a [[Directory:Gregory_J._Kohs|piece of cake]].
The possibilities for this are literally limitless, for both businesses and individuals. Imagine conducting a search for a male, born in Michigan between 1965 and 1968, who has interests in both skiing and poker. Do you think that would be easy with MySpace, Wikipedia, or Google? Fat chance. But on Centiare, it will be a [[Directory:Gregory_J._Kohs|piece of cake]], if you learn to use the '''ASK''' function.
===The '''ASK''' function===
===The ASK function===
Centiare uses a parser function called '''[[Centiare:ASK|ASK]]''' to perform free-form queries. ASK provides a ready complement to the [[Centiare:Search Triple|Search Triple]] query-by-form facility.
Centiare uses a parser function called '''[[Centiare:ASK|ASK]]''' to perform free-form queries. ASK provides a ready complement to the [[Centiare:Search Triple|Search Triple]] query-by-form facility.