Re: Flickr and alt (was: Re: HTML5 alt conformance criteria clarifications requested)

and we will follow.  A requirement is a requirement.  If they want to do it 
rong, that is what they will do but that does not mean that it should not be 
a requirement.

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From: "Anne van Kesteren" <annevk@opera.com>
To: "David Poehlman" <david.poehlman@handsontechnologeyes.com>; "James 
Graham" <jg307@cam.ac.uk>; "Steven Faulkner" <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>
Cc: "Ian Hickson" <ian@hixie.ch>; "W3C WAI-XTECH" <wai-xtech@w3.org>; 
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Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 6:12 AM
Subject: Flickr and alt (was: Re: HTML5 alt conformance criteria 
clarifications requested)



On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:26:59 +0200, David Poehlman
<david.poehlman@handsontechnologeyes.com> wrote:
> Actually, flickr must be corrected.  Alt is required and it is clear
> what it is meant to do and if the image is that important, alt with
> meaning or
> description must be provided.

Do you really think people uploading photos to Flickr will care? If
they're forced to enter some alternate text for every single image they'll
just go elsewhere. I know I would.


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Anne van Kesteren
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