Comment CA01

Related to summary of Guideline 3
Summary: Users can turn off non-essential messages from the author or
user-agent (3.1.1, Level AA).

CA01: We think this is excellent but can be open to misinterpretation.
Authors will add content that is important to them (the author) but not
important to the user,

Examples include: Additional offers; how to upgrade to a more expensive
option; downloading a toolbar etc.

It should also be broader such as: Help users avoid and identify content
that is not necessary to the task they are trying to perform.

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As this is related to the summary, and CA has other comments related to
specific SC and parts of SCs, propose leaving the summary until other
comments are completed.  If other comments cause SCs to be changed the
summary will change. Additionally, how is the browser to know what task the
user is trying to complete in order to suppress non-essential messages.

Propose: no change




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