- From: Terje Bless <link@pobox.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 07:49:07 +0200
- To: www-validator@w3.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Jukka K. Korpela <jkorpela@cs.tut.fi> wrote: >There are two options: either you tell what a validator really does >(thereby unavoidably confusing people who lack the necessary >prerequisites for understanding that), or you try to "advertize" it by >saying something that isn't true. Well, admittedly, “advertize" is what we're trying to do with that blurb. >An honest description would be: > >The W3C Markup Validation Service is a free online service that can be >used to check SGML and XML documents (including HTML and XHTML >documents) against a Document Type Definition (DTD). This helps to >detect a wide range of syntax errors in documents. That's actually bordering on beeing edible for a front page blurb. Perhaps combined with a link to a document discussing the topic further? Something that pays particular attention to the things the Validator does _not_ do; e.g. the distinction between “Validation” and “Conformance”, checking of attribute values, WCAG checking, etc. etc. Something that suggests the way forward after you've fixed the basic validity of your markup. Opinions? - -- If you believe that will stop spammers, you're sadly misled. Rusty hooks, rectally administered fuel oil enemas, and the gutting of their machines, *that* stops spammers! -- Saundo -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP SDK 3.0.3 iQA/AwUBQKhSUqPyPrIkdfXsEQJ//gCg3POz5Q6qpyCFicsmuILtvxpWI78AnRdT EzbK+KBfzMb/HzwrqjDc9MzK =f4hs -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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