Comments on: Decorating your site the W3C way http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/115 Breezing the shoot. Random mutterings of a Web Developer. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:04:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Mike Cherim http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/115#comment-698 Mike Cherim Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:41:59 +0000 http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/115#comment-698 Might be Web <em>Ego</em> Guy by the sound of it. As you said, he probably wanted you to oooh and ahhh. If he creates proper sites and wants to convey that to prospective clients, then he would be far better to use text, preferably in headings, or better yet, the <code>title</code> element of a web page. As far as talking-the-talk but not walking-the-walk, I'm sorry, but that's just BS. It's not like it's difficult to make a decent quality site... there's no excuse. Might be Web Ego Guy by the sound of it. As you said, he probably wanted you to oooh and ahhh. If he creates proper sites and wants to convey that to prospective clients, then he would be far better to use text, preferably in headings, or better yet, the title element of a web page. As far as talking-the-talk but not walking-the-walk, I’m sorry, but that’s just BS. It’s not like it’s difficult to make a decent quality site… there’s no excuse.

]]> By: Carol http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/115#comment-699 Carol Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:15:36 +0000 http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/115#comment-699 He <em>did</em> expect a rapturous reception of the site and ignored the first postings pointing out invalid code and use of the logos. But the trouble is that he does have groupies who think that his farts don't smell and will use his reasoning - that the logos are mere decoration - and copy his behaviour. He is not a 13 year old turning out this stuff in his bedroom, he is an adult and is fully aware of the legal constraints but is arrogantly ignoring them. But why would we expect anything better from a "deal maker"? He did expect a rapturous reception of the site and ignored the first postings pointing out invalid code and use of the logos. But the trouble is that he does have groupies who think that his farts don’t smell and will use his reasoning - that the logos are mere decoration - and copy his behaviour. He is not a 13 year old turning out this stuff in his bedroom, he is an adult and is fully aware of the legal constraints but is arrogantly ignoring them.
But why would we expect anything better from a “deal maker”?

]]> By: Rachel http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/115#comment-703 Rachel Sun, 02 Mar 2008 13:06:43 +0000 http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/115#comment-703 Oooooo yes! Don't get me started on this one! I did indeed see the subject of this little rant, but on this occasion decided to watch the proceedings from a distance rather than wading in with my own contribution. As a very wise man is oft heard to say: <blockquote cite="Wise man">You can't educate pork!</blockquote> The problem with "Web Guy" and his ilk though is that aside from being astoundingly arrogant, the vast majority of clients, and the surfing public at large haven't a clue what HTML validation is, and don't really care, and that's what they count on. Professional and honest developers do know the value of validation, and the licensing restrictions of the validation logos, but Web Guy is neither. What goes around comes around though, and one of these days he'll go too far - his sort always do - and that'll be his undoing. Callow youth indeed, and another symptom of youth is a belief you're invincible. One day he'll grow up and realise he's not. Oooooo yes! Don’t get me started on this one! I did indeed see the subject of this little rant, but on this occasion decided to watch the proceedings from a distance rather than wading in with my own contribution. As a very wise man is oft heard to say:

You can’t educate pork!

The problem with “Web Guy” and his ilk though is that aside from being astoundingly arrogant, the vast majority of clients, and the surfing public at large haven’t a clue what HTML validation is, and don’t really care, and that’s what they count on. Professional and honest developers do know the value of validation, and the licensing restrictions of the validation logos, but Web Guy is neither. What goes around comes around though, and one of these days he’ll go too far - his sort always do - and that’ll be his undoing. Callow youth indeed, and another symptom of youth is a belief you’re invincible. One day he’ll grow up and realise he’s not.

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