Posted by Leonard Blaisdell on 06/15/05 05:48

In article <xxLre.189$uS2.39@fe03.lga>,
Travis Newbury <TravisNewbury@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> > Well written HTML and CSS are done by people who are well versed in
> > writing the two. The majority of the stuff on the web is done by people
> > with a bare knowledge of DW or other graphic page generators.
>
> I disagree (if you are commenting on commercial sites)

I am.

> I think the
> overwhelming majority of professional web developers have the knowledge
> and completely understand validation issues, but choose to (or are
> forced to) ignore them to please marketing types.

Style over substance? Perhaps, but I think that substance could be well
argued over marketing style by a competent web professional.

> Which may or may not be wrong, but that is a totally different argument.

I think it's the difference between a good argument and a better one.
I'm not saying that marketing is defeated by the argument. That would be
self defeating to the company. I'm saying that marketing shouldn't be
given the last word on web design. Usability should. It benefits
marketing immensely, after all. It should be easy to sell.
To get back to the OP, validation is a powerful tool in getting there.

leo

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