- From: Matt May <mcmay@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 12:06:48 -0800
- To: "Yvette P. Hoitink" <y.p.hoitink@heritas.nl>
- Cc: "'WAI WCAG List'" <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
On Feb 26, 2004, at 11:12 AM, Yvette P. Hoitink wrote: > Simple question: why letters? We have level 1, 2 and 3 checkpoints that > directly correspond to the level of conformance, what would be easier > than > just using these numbers for conformance levels as well? You would have > level 1, level 1+, level 2 or level 3 conformance. You can even have > level > 2+ if you want. I'm not against using numbers, per se, though I would still lean toward letters, since the version number would also have to be a part of the claim (is WCAG 2-B+ more usable than WCAG 2-1+?). I still disagree with offering a level-3 conformance claim. To design any Web resource to conform to all level 3 guidelines is almost impossible for all but the most simple examples, and our experience with WCAG 1 seems to show that claims of triple-A conformance are bogus. I'd rather set a bar (A+) that people can achieve, and lower ones that are more reasonable, than set one that users can't put any faith in. - m
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