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====== Desirable (unused term) ======

A few years ago, I was thinking that it might be nice to distinguish [[want]]s as either essential or desirable. This would follow much common practice in, say, recruitment, when setting out the essential and desirable skills, qualities, abilities etc in a job specification.

However, on reflection, my sense is that it gains very little and complicates the interface a lot. It may even add uncertainty and confusion. If a criterion is labelled as desirable, do the [[results]] of an enquiry have that criterion or not? One has to look to see.

So, at least in this specification of RegenCHOICE, the distinction is not made. An answer to a question is either required or not. Users can easily swap requirements in and out, between [[required]] and [[considering]], and see very clearly what results.

The way of working with this is, when you put in all your [[want]]s and there are no results, rethink some of your requirements as not essential, and drop them to [[considering]]. If, on the other hand, an enquiry receives many results, then include more desirable criteria to what is required until the number of results is in single figures.

===== Related terms =====
  * [[Required]]

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