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nite
06-26-2011, 10:10 AM
Sloppy categories using non-standardized delimiters are annoying. Thus far, I have seen these delimiters being used by various merchants.



' > ' '>' '/' '[#]' ':' '::' ',' '-'


While one might be tempted to use the ampersand '&' as a delimiter, I find that it is (more often than not) being used as a conjunction between similar words, and not as a separator between dissimilar concepts, e.g., "Shampoo & Conditioner" ... NOT ... "Pets & Dogs & Cats & Mice" ...

So, my question is this: which characters have you seen being used as categorical delimiters?

Thanks!

prosperent brian
06-26-2011, 04:54 PM
Good luck, the merchants like to add random bullshit to categories. Some nest categories only one level deep while others go several levels, and there is absolutely no standardization across any merchant as far as how they supply the data. Categories IMO are completely useless and likely always will be.