Scott Reynen wrote:
On Apr 1, 2007, at 6:03 PM, John wrote:
Similar to the Amazon wishlist, a user would be able to list things
that he wants using this microformat. Can be also thought of as an
opposite to hlisting.
What do the microformats list members think?
A user can already list things that he wants using HTML. What would
you expect machine parsers to do with this information? Or, to quote
the process [1]:
"Why?
There must be a problem to be solved. No problem, no microformat."
There is a problem.
Many auction websites have a "wanted" section, where people can post
what they want. They usually go unnoticed because they're relatively few
and it's very unlikely that someone will have one of the items listed
there. It would be nice if a bot would check my wishlist periodically
and search the web for matching hlistings (or matching sellers at a
different auctions site) and notify me about it if I want to.
It could also have other uses, but I'm keeping those a secret for the
time being, I think one reason should be enough, no?
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