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Posted by Sherm Pendley on 08/11/07 01:56
"Bear Bottoms" <bearbottoms1@gmai.com> writes:
> A validator is a computer program used to check the validity or
> syntactical correctness of a fragment of code or document.
Most technical fields have terms that have more specific meaning in that
field than in general usage. SGML & XML authoring is one such field, and
validator is such a term.
It is Albert's insistence on the generic use of the term in a field where
it has a more precise meaning that is the problem here. He knows the diff-
erence - it's been explained to him many times - and that means that he's
deliberately trying to mislead potential customers into thinking his product
is something that it's not.
> CSE does a better
> job. W3C gives my webpage a perfect green light, whereas CSE is
> showing me several lines of syntax that can be corrected and one
> error.
Whether or not it's useful is irrelevant. The problem is that he's lying
about what it does, when he claims that it's a validator, and he's doing
so deliberately in an attempt to mislead potential customers. A motorcycle
is a perfectly good means of transportation - but that doesn't change the
fact that you'd be lying if you called it a truck.
If this product were honestly labeled, I would have bought it. But I will
not give my money to someone whose advertising is fraudulent.
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