Comments on: What standards should we be promoting? http://www.refreshcleveland.org/2007/08/15/what-standards-should-we-be-promoting/ Refreshing the web, one city at a time Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:41:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: brad dielman | POSH Your Site Up! http://www.refreshcleveland.org/2007/08/15/what-standards-should-we-be-promoting/#comment-269 brad dielman | POSH Your Site Up! Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:38:30 +0000 http://www.refreshcleveland.org/2007/08/15/what-standards-should-we-be-promoting/#comment-269 [...] has been some talk around the Cleveland web scene of late asking the question: What standards should we be [...] [...] has been some talk around the Cleveland web scene of late asking the question: What standards should we be [...]

]]> By: Brad Dielman http://www.refreshcleveland.org/2007/08/15/what-standards-should-we-be-promoting/#comment-253 Brad Dielman Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:46:06 +0000 http://www.refreshcleveland.org/2007/08/15/what-standards-should-we-be-promoting/#comment-253 I agree with all of the comments above. Starting out with the basics is definitely the standard we should be promoting in Cleveland. A well structured, semantic page is the most important step in creating a great standards based site. Hope to see you at the next Web Standards Meetup (although we are now in the process of becoming the <a href="http://www.wileymedia.com/weblog/archives/2007/08/cleveland_web_standards_meetup_1.html" rel="nofollow">Cleveland Web Standards Association</a>). I agree with all of the comments above. Starting out with the basics is definitely the standard we should be promoting in Cleveland. A well structured, semantic page is the most important step in creating a great standards based site.

Hope to see you at the next Web Standards Meetup (although we are now in the process of becoming the Cleveland Web Standards Association).

]]> By: beth http://www.refreshcleveland.org/2007/08/15/what-standards-should-we-be-promoting/#comment-252 beth Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:32:23 +0000 http://www.refreshcleveland.org/2007/08/15/what-standards-should-we-be-promoting/#comment-252 Start with the basics, and go from there. Most Northeast Ohio agencies are still churning out Flash sites. Start with the basics, and go from there. Most Northeast Ohio agencies are still churning out Flash sites.

]]> By: DavidMead http://www.refreshcleveland.org/2007/08/15/what-standards-should-we-be-promoting/#comment-251 DavidMead Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:14:59 +0000 http://www.refreshcleveland.org/2007/08/15/what-standards-should-we-be-promoting/#comment-251 Tantek, I didn't mean to infer that you guys had anything but the utmost respect for each other. Thanks for posting to clear that up. I am excited about the arrival of POSH and it is something I hope to talk about and promote here. Maybe we (as a industry) can look at this as a bit of a natural breathing space and ratify what we have achieved so far. I personally feel I've come a long way since first opening Mosaic and it's felt like a never-ending sprint since the inception of WaSP and my first exposure to web standards. Maybe that's the just the nature of the medium. I'd love to pursue the next generation web that comes along without having to reinvent stuff we already know works (HTML etc.) and works extremely well everywhere. Tantek, I didn’t mean to infer that you guys had anything but the utmost respect for each other. Thanks for posting to clear that up.

I am excited about the arrival of POSH and it is something I hope to talk about and promote here. Maybe we (as a industry) can look at this as a bit of a natural breathing space and ratify what we have achieved so far.

I personally feel I’ve come a long way since first opening Mosaic and it’s felt like a never-ending sprint since the inception of WaSP and my first exposure to web standards. Maybe that’s the just the nature of the medium.

I’d love to pursue the next generation web that comes along without having to reinvent stuff we already know works (HTML etc.) and works extremely well everywhere.

]]> By: DavidMead http://www.refreshcleveland.org/2007/08/15/what-standards-should-we-be-promoting/#comment-250 DavidMead Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:48:54 +0000 http://www.refreshcleveland.org/2007/08/15/what-standards-should-we-be-promoting/#comment-250 Rob, It does seem that accessibility is still being largely ignored as part and parcel of building websites today. That's one of the reasons for this blog and (hopefully) the <a href="http://webdesign.meetup.com/396/" rel="nofollow">Web Standards meet-up</a> group. Basic Section 508 compliance should be achievable on every site. I know the use of CMS's and client demands for Flash can impact it heavily but at least it's worth trying. And I agree with you that its surprising some medical sites don't do more. Rob,

It does seem that accessibility is still being largely ignored as part and parcel of building websites today. That’s one of the reasons for this blog and (hopefully) the Web Standards meet-up group.

Basic Section 508 compliance should be achievable on every site. I know the use of CMS’s and client demands for Flash can impact it heavily but at least it’s worth trying.

And I agree with you that its surprising some medical sites don’t do more.

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