One thing that worked well on Wikidata was to not prio them by popularity alone, but rank by best fit to conditions, and if there are not that many hits, relax the conditions and extend the list.
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Yeah, possibly. I'm thinking that the filters will be sufficiently strong that people will normally want prioritisation, but will adjust wording to make that clearer.
Thanks, yes, that's great!