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Re: Alt Tag [sic] Pedantry

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From: Tim Beadle
Date: Feb 16, 2006 3:10PM

On 16/02/06, Kynn Bartlett < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> I think that eventually someone needs to recognize that while semantic
> accuracy is important, actually adding alt text is more important than
> jumping on someone's ass for using slang. (And that's what "alt tag"
> is -- web developer slang. And it's harmless.)

I didn't "jump on anyone's ass". Did you not notice the smiley? I
tried to be informative (if pedantic) in as light-hearted a way as
possible.

> If a web developer is going to dilligently add alt text [*] to her
> creations, I don't give a damn what slang term she wants to use.

But you normally jump on anyone who doesn't do things in The Absolute
Correct Way*, Kynn, so why stop at what we call alt attributes/text?

Regards,

Tim

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