Hi Felix,

I agree entirely! In fact, I added that very point to the Filter Syntax 
tiddler a few days ago in my local copy of the repository (which I haven't 
pushed yet).

Here's the text:

The output of a filter step depends on its operator:

   - Most operators perform *relative* to their input. They examine each 
   input title in turn and filter out any that don't match. Such steps narrow 
   down the output of a run.
   

   - Absolute operators ignore their input and generate an independent 
   output instead. *title* is an example: the result of *[title[A]title[B]]* 
   is *B*. But the *field* operator is relative, so the result of 
   *[title[A]field:title[B]* is empty.

Then, in the tiddlers that document the individual filter operators, I've 
indicated whether they're absolute or not. I haven't quite reached *title* 
yet (I'm ploughing through them in alphabetical order), but I will add a 
note there too about the difference between *title* and *field:title*.

I will be sending an almighty pull request with dozens of interrelated 
filter-documentation changes later this weekend!

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