- From: Olivier Thereaux <ot@w3.org>
- Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:06:21 +0900
- To: mudar noufal <mudarnoufal@hotmail.com>
- Cc: www-validator@w3.org
On Sat, Sep 15, 2007, mudar noufal wrote: > "Missing xmlns attribute for element html. > The value should be: http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" > > What I find frustrating is that I've already checked this website > months ago, and this error wasn't mentioned, even though it was already > an error (I guess!). It was already incorrect, but not yet properly checked by the validator. > The Markup Validation Service is a great tool, very helpful for web developers (I've learned a lot using it), and it encourages everybody to apply the specifications, but what I'm trying to say is: > the referee can surely change the rules as he wishes, but if he doesn't fell like justifying it, the players should at least be informed about the new rules ;-) I think/hope that the public change log of the validator fulfills that role. e.g: http://validator.w3.org/whatsnew.html#t2007-04-19 Regards, -- olivier
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