There is a fair point in there. We need people to bend, stretch and break standards in order to push out the boundaries of the technologies we use.
Who would be completely happy with the "Standards" set in 1992? Didn't the late nineties "Browser wars" come up with non-standard stuff that's now included in the standard. I'm not saying ignore standards, just that sometimes breaking them serves a purpose too. mike 2k:)2 -----Original Message----- From: Patrick Lauke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 14 June 2004 11:34 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [WSG] Interesting reading How cute. "What good are standards when browsers change so fast by adding new features every month? Or, the needs and demands of the users change with the latest killer app?" It appears that your friend has been living in a cave since the browser wars... The rest is the usual "well, these big sites are not valid, so why bother" drivel. Kept me entertained for all of 17 seconds. P ________________________________ Patrick H. Lauke Webmaster / University of Salford http://www.salford.ac.uk > -----Original Message----- > From: Marc Greenstock [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 14 June 2004 11:01 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [WSG] Interesting reading > > > A friend of mine sent me this link; > http://www.decloak.com/Dev/CSSTables/CSS_Tables_05.aspx > > He loves to play devils advocate so he just refuses to adopt current > standards, it's ok though cause he's the competition. > > Happy reading :) > > ***************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > ***************************************************** > > ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ***************************************************** ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com ********************************************************************** ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help *****************************************************
