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From: Alastair Campbell
Date: Jun 9, 2006 2:50AM

Moore, Michael wrote:
> If memory serves, Bobby (WebXM) Cynthia Says and Lift will
> all flag this
> situation as an error. This is why blind adherence to the results of
> automated testing tools is never advisable. It is much more important
> to understand the reasoning behind the guidelines and the implications
> of our coding decisions. I stand by my assertion that this
> situation is a judgment call. Different text can be helpful to some
users but
> does raise a minor concern in a screen reader link list.

Totally agreed.

If I were writing an automated rule set, I can understand reading it one
way (same link text should go to same resource), and assuming that it
should be the other way around to - it's not explicit.

But to be clear on what I think the criteria should be: would a person
understand where they are going?

In simple cases like "contact" vs "contact us", I wouldn't be concerned,
but as you said, it's a judgement call.

Kind regards,

-Alastair