Re: w3.org site-wide markup review?

All

Why not start an "adopt a page" concept - members orgs and regular users 
could adopt a page or a number of pages and check validity and currency. 
Source code changes could simply be sent in and the page re-uploaded 
with the new code.

Just a thought. :)

Chris

On 2/2/2011 6:45 AM, Danny Ayers wrote:
> On 1 February 2011 18:55, Ian Jacobs<ij@w3.org>  wrote:
>
>> w3.org has a very large number of pages. I don't expect to fix all of them.
>> I focus on the ones that are brought to my attention. We use some tools
>> internally (and have used more historically, but less so now) to check for
>> validity, for instance.
> But for heaven's sake (despite Jonathan's comment), it isn't 1998!
>
> The fact that there are a large number of pages is exactly the reason
> relying on one person at the end of an email address to fix them is a
> bad idea.
>
> Tools do become less useful over time and fall into disuse if they're
> not actively maintained. But as strategies go, doing without tools
> isn't very sound.
>
>> I agree that a page might be broken and not reported. And tools help us
>> catch some of those.
> I bet the Amaya page wasn't the first reported with problems re. fixed
> px value. Wouldn't it be a wee bit more efficient if rather than
> reports like these triggering the correction of that single page, they
> triggered the addition of an extra check to a tool with site-wide
> coverage..?
>
>>> For an
>>> organisation who's raison d'etre is to improve the Web, their Web
>>> presence should be as good as possible: "good enough" *isn't*. It goes
>>> down to credibility.
>> I agree that we have to maintain high standards on our site. Credibility
>> will be derived from a number of factors. We don't have budget for all of
>> them, alas.
> Regarding budget, prevention of problems usually costs less than
> repair. A stitch in time etc, This is especially true when it comes to
> credibility, which is much easier to lose than regain. Are the W3C's
> offices protected by sprinklers and fire insurance or a man with a
> bucket?
>
> I'd also love to know what factors impact credibility more than the
> public (and industry) face of the organisation. What you might call
> the World Wide Web aspect of the W3C.
>
> Cheers,
> Danny.
>
>


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