Quoting Andy Kirkwood | Motive <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> Certainly humanist developers aim to remove the barriers that technology
> might place between users and content...

Humanism has nothing to do with this - what if you're a Buddhist developer?

Seriously, in a valid attempt to create a profession, let's not obscure 'making
websites available to the majority of clients at whom those sites are aimed' by
dropping in inappropriate terms.

>However, difficulty arises when determining what constitutes 'technical'
>literacy....

Wood for the trees stuff. Forget technical 'literacy' (the literacy element
being key) concentrate on what your market requires.

Example (A) A site designed for graphic designers will benefit from useful Flash
elements that are viewable on Macintoshes.

Example (B) A site designed for General Practitioners seeking advice on the
latest anti-biotic requires IE functionality with fast return on text searches
via good database support.

Example (C) A site designed for 'yoof' orientated marketing will benefit from
audio in downloadable MP3 format, streamable video; multiple entry points,
fast, auditable add-banner serving, forums and e-commerce functionality.

Example (D) A site designed for web developers will benefit from areas specific
to different browsers, server technologies, scripting languages and other
heavily geekoid stuff.

There is no one magic bullet to destroy all possible flaws. Nor is there a
panacea to please all users. Accessibility/usability is specific to the target
audience of the site that you are designing.

Let's not lose the main focus here by attempting to create a web-dev equivalent
of the Grand Unifying Theory. Diversity is also important when appropriate.

Of course, IMHO...

Tim
Sub-Marxian Historical Materialist Developer :-)
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