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This paper has a very nice introduction (it is on "pointless topology"). So apparently, one may come up with very random definitions for their own sake and hope someone "applies" them to more "concrete" problems. http://projecteuclid.org/DPubS/Repository/1.0/Disseminate?view=body&id=pdf_1&handle=euclid.bams/1183550014