[Bug 21941] Spaghetti Monster reference is provocative

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=21941

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--- Comment #5 from heydon <heydon@heydonworks.com> ---
I don't think the spaghetti monster example is especially provocative, I just
think it's unclear.

The "crocoduck" has similarly "provocative" connotations (in that it gently
teases anyone who does not understand evolution, without calling out particular
religions) but I think it makes for a better analogy of the problem.

You see, the crocoduck (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocoduck) is a hybrid of
a crocodile and a duck. Each of these two anatomical parts could be represented
by a separate image that - when displayed together - represent the unified
appearance of a crocoduck. The example might read something like this:

===========snip=========

In the following example, two pictures are used to represent an unusual
creature called a "crocoduck". The user is cast in the role of a zoologist and
must identify the correct pasts.

<h1>The jungle</h1>
<p>In a clearing, you see a perculiar creature whose head doesn't seem to match
its body. Could this be the famed "crocoduck"? You'd like to get a closer look,
but only if it's safe. Does it have a quacking beak or gnashing jaws?</p>
<div>
<img src="crododuck_head.jpg" alt="a crocodile's fearsome head">
<img src="crododuck_body.jpg" alt="a duck's downy body">
</div>

Who's in? :-)(In reply to comment #4)
> (In reply to comment #3)
> > (In reply to comment #2)
> > > I think it is a satire of all religion, rather than against any one
> > > religion, or denomination. It is a pretty famous image and represents a hot
> > > topic, and ridicules a large group of stakeholders. I think any satire is
> > > provocative towards some groups. 
> > > 
> > > I would suggest a more neutral example.
> > 
> > as part of improving the advice in the alt text section of the spec this
> > example will be reviewed and may well be replaced along with other current
> > examples.
> 
> discussed with robin on IRC yesterday
> http://krijnhoetmer.nl/irc-logs/html-wg/20130508#l-81
> 
> info about FSM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster
> includes an image which could be used for the example.

I don't think the spaghetti monster example is especially provocative, I just
think it's unclear.

The "crocoduck" has similarly "provocative" connotations (in that it gently
teases anyone who does not understand evolution, without calling out particular
religions) but I think it makes for a better analogy of the problem.

You see, the crocoduck (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocoduck) is a hybrid of
a crocodile and a duck. Each of these two anatomical parts could be represented
by a separate image that - when displayed together - represent the unified
appearance of a crocoduck. The example might read something like this:

===========snip=========

In the following example, two pictures are used to represent an unusual
creature called a "crocoduck". The user is cast in the role of a zoologist and
must identify the correct pasts.

<h1>The jungle</h1>
<p>In a clearing, you see a perculiar creature whose head doesn't seem to match
its body. Could this be the famed "crocoduck"? You'd like to get a closer look,
but only if it's safe. Does it have a quacking beak or gnashing jaws?</p>
<div>
<img src="crododuck_head.jpg" alt="a crocodile's fearsome head">
<img src="crododuck_body.jpg" alt="a duck's downy body">
</div>

Who's in? :-)

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