- From: Kynn Bartlett <kynn@idyllmtn.com>
- Date: Fri, 08 Oct 1999 21:26:45 -0700
- To: Terje Bless <link@tss.no>
- Cc: W3C Validator <www-validator@w3.org>, Nathan Miller <webpage@depere.k12.wi.us>
At 03:56 AM 10/09/1999 +0200, Terje Bless wrote: >Not to be rude or anything, but this is somewhat frightening! A Member of >the WaSP and WSP GAC is posting one of the top two FAQs on this list (the >other being unescaped HTML entities in JavaScripts). Is this the kind of >background knowledge you apply when you petition MS and NSCP for standars >compliance? Terje, the WSP is a large group, and being a member doesn't mean you necessarily know much about web standards, just that you heard the message and "believe." Likewise, not all members of the HTML Writers Guild are aware of all the details of the HTML standard either; it's common for this to happen in any large organization. I do admit it's very ironic, but at best it shows the lack of clear understanding regarding these issues, and the need for better education within the web development community; that's why I personally participate in both the WSP's "edu" committee and the HTML Writers Guild itself (which is wholly educational). [The other answer regarding this would be that the WSP leadership has repeatedly stated that web standards are things for browser developers to follow, not web creators -- which is sadly obvious if you look at most sites developed by members of the WSP steering committee...] -- Kynn Bartlett <kynn@idyllmtn.com> http://www.kynn.com/ Chief Technologist, Idyll Mountain Internet http://www.idyllmtn.com/ Catch the web accessibility meme! http://aware.hwg.org/
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