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RE: Alt Tag [sic] Pedantry

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From: Karl Groves
Date: Feb 16, 2006 11:30AM


> For fun, google
> "alt tag" versus "alt attribute"
> versus "alt text." Were you surprised at which one is more popular?
> Note that only one is officially defined in spec; only one
> exists by the standard -- and it's the least popular.


Certainly you don't intend to argue that the public's misuse of terminology
is evidence that it is correct practice!

If you want to continue that game, then go ahead and Google for "Untitled
Document", "New Page 1" and "Your browser doesn't support frames".
Would you like to substantiate we shouldn't correct those people, too?
Afterall, look how popular it is to have page <title>s that are "New Page
1". It must be OK!

Really, it seems like you're just itching for a flame war. I was trying to
help the OP. I'll remember not to do that again.

Karl L. Groves