Having the web just work and provide you, the end user, with a good
experience is a matter of cooperation. Cooperation between the people
writing the pages, and the people writing the browsers to display the
pages. The common ground is a rigid set of standards that both agree to
adhere to. These standards are critical because the internet is not
owned and run by one company, despite how much One Company may wish it
were and be willing to do whatever it takes (illegal or otherwise) to
accomplish that goal...
But anyhow...
Standards are what make the internet work. They are what got it to
where it is today. We need to stick to the standards, plain and simple.
If things are breaking down because one party is doing the right thing,
and another party is doing the wrong thing, then the solution isn't to
go to the party doing the right thing and ask them to accommodate the
other party (regardless of how big/rich/famous the party doing the wrong
thing is). It may seem like the easy fix, but it isn't going to
ultimately get you to where you want to be.
It's kinda like going to your accountant, handing them all your
paperwork, and telling him, "Oh, by the way... I know 2+2=4 but
sometimes I use 2+2=5 because it's easier to count in fives, and I
occasionally round my dollar amounts to the nearest 7 because that's my
lucky number, and if I can't figure out the answer sometimes I just make
one up. Please deal with it. Thanks."
I know those are big sites, but all the more important that they be made
aware that not all users use IE, not all users CAN use IE, and there is
a big internet beyond Microsoft and as large, responsible sites, they
need to keep that in mind. The more people who mention it to them, the
better.
So stand up, be counted, use Mozilla/NS6.x and send your emails to the
webmasters complaining about their broken/non-compliant code.
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
> I know that it is because they probably aren't
> 100% web compliant but that doesn't mean I have to like it. It still
> frustrates me very much. I want the browser of choice (Mozilla) to work
> with all those pages.
>
> What really concerns me is the fact that the general populace is going
> to use a browser that will load any page they request, regardless of
> rather it is 100% fully compliant to a standard or not. If the browser
> can do it, then use it. Now, some would simply say that I should not
> use those sites. Might I remind someone with this kind of thinking that
> they ARE the major weather sites. Does anyone understand my
> frustrations or see them as being justified?
>
> Perhaps I don't understand the web at all. As a user, all I want is to
> load that URL and watch it work. I'm not interested in all the things
> that make it tick - I just want it to tick. I'll be very honest with
> you - the other browsers are boring to me. They work but so does my
> digestive system and I can tell you that at times I am not very
> impressed with it either. Mozilla has style and promise; now, if only
> we can get it to work with everything.
>
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