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Re: Alt Tag [sic] Pedantry

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From: Kynn Bartlett
Date: Feb 16, 2006 1:50PM

On 2/16/06, Austin, Darrel < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> > I think people should just say
> > what they mean, and say it clearly and forcefully.

> As in, 'not using incorrect slang'? ;o)

No, slang doesn't bother me as long as everyone knows what's being
talked about, which is exactly the case here.

In another thread, someone talked about "ADA Section 508." I asked
for a clarification because there's no such thing as "ADA Section 508"
-- it's ambiguous, and it could refer to a number of things. In the
case of someone saying that they're going to put "alt tags" on images,
there is no ambiguity and no uncertainty.

And the only way you can create uncertainty is to pretend that the
original poster has no knowledge of the alt attribute, which is
frankly an insulting and absurdist leap to make when the only benefit
is then getting to chastise him publicly for his ignorance.

--Kynn