Forgive me Russ, while I was writing this email, your THREAD CLOSED came in but I have an urge to finish my message.
Thank you Lea, Peter and others for not supporting the idea of turning this wonderful group to a elitism group. Here is my tiny timid newbie voice: 2 years ago I didn't know what web design was about and didn't dream on one day I can make some money from web design; some 18 months ago I started to learn css, 7 months ago I didn't know what is web standards and accessibility before I started reading Zeldman' designing with web standards and Cederholm' Web Standards Solutions, but now I am offering web design service and confident to tell my potential clients that I built web sites according to web standard and take accessibility as my top priority. I have many to thanks, first a member from a list who told me I should validate my html. I think I joined WSG group some 4 or 5 months ago when googling to try to learn more about web standards. When thing isn't get too crazy, I allow myself to brows through WSG' archives and in 4 months I have learned so much, simply by reading the archives. My newbie questions not always get response here but it doesn't stop me from coming back or ask another question, for I know that many people here are really HERE to help others and do not think I am too newbie or sound too stupid to them. In Malay language, a 'guru' is a teacher, this was how I learned from the first day I attended to elementary school. A guru is someone who teaches the ignorance to become a knowledgeable person; a guru is someone who shares the knowledge, know-how and help students to overcome the ignorance. I sense the danger when someone thinks he/she is a 'guru' and starting to crown himself/herself and try to make something to his/her own guruism club - this is especially dangerous when web standards itself still net yet a 'standards', and extremely dangerous when not half the population who create websites know what web standards is about and won't give a damn. tee > From: russ - maxdesign <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org > Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 15:06:18 +1000 > To: Web Standards Group <wsg@webstandardsgroup.org> > Subject: Re: [WSG] help or web - THREAD CLOSED > >> Maybe enough said on this.... > > THREAD CLOSED > > There has been a lot of good input here, so thanks for bringing it up and > for the following discussion... I think we can wrap it up now. > > A few points to recap: > 1. At this stage we will not be going to two or more lists. > 2. Please use a subject line that will be informative to list members. > > The usual mail list guidelines apply: > 1. be courteous > 2. trim replies (this is a common problem on our list) > 3. stay on topic whenever possible > > If unsure, check the guidelines: > http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > > or email info@webboy.net > Thanks all > Russ > > > > ****************************************************** > 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 ******************************************************
