External search engines should, but do not always send readers straight to the right page. They send readers to the pages with the highest ranking according to the algorithm used. However that can give the wrong thing certain circumstances - such as if a webpage is moved, without the old title continuing to point at it. That's because the incoming links which are a major contributor to page ranking will continue to point to the old title (we can only fix internal links). :::The Durham move was such a case, as UK readers no longer find the article about the city, they find the dab instead. Meanwhile US users are unaffected as
External search engines should, but do not always send readers straight to the right page. They send readers to the pages with the highest ranking according to the algorithm used. However that can give the wrong thing certain circumstances - such as if a webpage is moved, without the old title continuing to point at it. That's because the incoming links which are a major contributor to page ranking will continue to point to the old title (we can only fix internal links). :::The Durham move was such a case, as UK readers no longer find the article about the city, they find the dab instead. Meanwhile US users are unaffected as they