- From: Kynn Bartlett <kynn-edapta@idyllmtn.com>
- Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 11:12:23 -0800
- To: David Woolley <david@djwhome.demon.co.uk>
- Cc: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
At 10:59 AM 10/31/2001 , David Woolley wrote: ><devil's advocate> >Unfortunately, many web designers would class T B-L as an elitist academic, >and claim that the "web" has evolved to the needs of "commerce", although >they might also talk about "ordinary people". ></devil's advocate> And generally speaking it's true that TBL is an elitist academic. Which isn't the worst thing I could say about him -- some of my best friends are elitist academics -- but it's still true. Elitist academics don't always know "what's best for us" although they usually claim they do. Then again, so do the "e-Commerce experts" and the like. Frankly, we need to consider everyone's needs, and I think that's one place where the W3C, especially in the WAI, falls short -- recognition of needs and priorities beyond our own. Which is, of course, the cardinal sin of which we accuse others. --Kynn -- Kynn Bartlett <kynn@reef.com> Technical Developer Liaison Reef North America Accessibility - W3C - Integrator Network ________________________________________ BUSINESS IS DYNAMIC. TAKE CONTROL. ________________________________________ http://www.reef.com
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