Re: [WSG] validation logos - kitemarks?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 9:59 AM Subject: Re: [WSG] validation logos - kitemarks? I think most people put validation logos on their sites for peers. This is often just vanity/showing off. However other web developers do click these logos

RE: [WSG] validation logos - kitemarks?

Alan Trick mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] on Wednesday, March 02, 2005 10:55 AM said: This is kind of off topic but to you think that validation logos should open in a new window, or not. Opening in a new window keeps people from leaving the site, but popups are anoying and generally frowned

Re: [WSG] validation logos - kitemarks?

I think most people put validation logos on their sites for peers. This is often just vanity/showing off. However other web developers do click these logos and report back if they find problems, so they can have their benefits. I know, I know, we should al make sure our pages validate when

Re: [WSG] validation logos - kitemarks?

- Original Message - From: Andy Budd [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 9:59 AM Subject: Re: [WSG] validation logos - kitemarks? I think most people put validation logos on their sites for peers. This is often just vanity/showing off

RE: [WSG] validation logos - kitemarks?

An old chestnut. Standards badging is largely irrelevant to the client as they have no knowledge of or likely interest in the delivery mechanisms and markup/coding involved in development of a web presence. Neither too has the general public. That's point 1: fair ignorance of development. Since

Re: [WSG] validation logos - kitemarks?

Hi all, I think that basically we all agree in principle. However, to take a couple of points: [1] Patrick's : It's a bit like plastering a nice big sticker on a new building saying built with bob's special concrete mix. As long as the site (or building) performs as it should, customers do

Re: [WSG] validation logos - kitemarks?

designer wrote: [1] Do folk regard the w3c validation logos in much the same way that other industries regard the kitemark? I think an important thing to remember here is: who are these logos for? Sure, you get the peer recognition, but do consumers and end users *really* care about whether or

Re: [WSG] validation logos - kitemarks?

On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 20:41:24 -, designer wrote: [1] Do folk regard the w3c validation logos in much the same way that other industries regard the kitemark? Having never heard of a 'kitemark' I googled, and got this: http://www.bsi-global.com/Kitemark/index.xalter I assume the 'heart

Re: [WSG] validation logos - kitemarks?

I'm not sure I agree when it comes to you shouldn't plaster a site with stickers for valid xhtml/css/508 etc. I guess we all have a common interest in higher awareness about standards. Maybe the stickers wont mean anything to all people but lets hope they'll ask what it is. That way the

Re: [WSG] validation logos - kitemarks?

Kim Kruse wrote: I guess we all have a common interest in higher awareness about standards. But again, who are we targetting with these? Site visitors? Site owners? Our peer web developers? Maybe the stickers wont mean anything to all people but lets hope they'll ask what it is. That way the